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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| 2019-09-04 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black Glare | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone II is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone XS, getting an 88 score against 84.2. Asus ROG Phone II is a newer phone than the Apple iPhone XS, although it's thicker and incredibly heavier. Apple iPhone XS counts with a little bit better looking screen than Asus ROG Phone II, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little brighter display, a little higher resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a little bit greater pixel amount per display inch.
Asus ROG Phone II has a much greater storage for games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has 512 GB internal memory. IPhone XS features a bit better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone II, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Asus ROG Phone II features a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone II captures better pictures and videos than iPhone XS, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, a same size camera aperture and the same video frame rate, the Asus ROG Phone II also has a lot bigger sensor which offers a much better image and video quality and a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
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