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| Global Score | |
| 77.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| 2018-10-29 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 3.63 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Apple iPhone XS has a general score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than the Asus ROG Phone's score of 77.1. Apple iPhone XS's design is somewhat lighter and thinner than the Asus ROG Phone, even though both were only released with a couple months difference. IPhone XS has a bit faster CPU than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 2 less and slower processing cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPhone XS features a little bit better looking display than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1125 x 2436, a bit more brightness and a little bit better pixels density. The Asus ROG Phone has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS, because it has more internal memory.
The Apple iPhone XS shoots way better videos and photos than Asus ROG Phone. They have the same 60 fps video frame rates, the same (4K) video quality, the same sensor size and the same diafragm aperture. Asus ROG Phone features a way better battery life than iPhone XS, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the iPhone XS is also the cheapest one.
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