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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Asus |
| 2018-06-13 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Blue and Silver | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 20.26 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 3.63 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion 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 a general score of 84.7, which is much better than the Asus ZenFone 5z's global score of 75.3. The Asus ROG Phone 5 body is noticeably newer, but notably heavier and incredibly thicker than Asus ZenFone 5z. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a processing unit that's very similar to Asus ZenFone 5z's processing unit, both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit more vivid screen than Asus ZenFone 5z, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bigger screen, a quite better 1080 x 2448px resolution and a lot brighter screen. Asus ZenFone 5z counts with much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 5, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Asus ZenFone 5z, because it has an 82 percent larger battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a very superior camera than Asus ZenFone 5z, and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a way higher video resolution and a lot bigger camera sensor.
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