Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-30 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Green and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has an overall score of 84.7, which is better than Asus ZenFone 4's score of 74.2. Asus ROG Phone 5's body is newer, but way heavier and much thicker than Asus ZenFone 4. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has just a bit better looking display than Asus ZenFone 4, because although it has a just a bit lower count of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bigger screen, much more brightness and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2448px.
The Asus ZenFone 4 has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little faster processing unit than Asus ZenFone 4, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 captures greater photographs and videos than Asus ZenFone 4, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a back facing camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution, a much larger sensor taking way higher quality videos and photos and a much higher 7680x4320 video definition.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a really longer battery duration than Asus ZenFone 4, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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