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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-12-20 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.24 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 250, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 score of 84.7, which is much better than Asus ZenFone Max (M2)'s 71.6 score. Although the Asus ROG Phone 5 is notably newer than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), it is much heavier and a lot thicker. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), because it has a lot higher 1080 x 2448 pixels resolution, more pixels per screen inch and a bit bigger screen.
Asus ZenFone Max (M2) features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5 captures much better photographs and videos than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a much better video definition. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much longer battery lifetime than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), because it has a 50% more battery capacity.
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