Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-05-03 | 2021-06-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Matte White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is way better than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), getting a score of 94 against 73.1. Even though Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is noticeably newer than the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), it's thicker and heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a superior processing power than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has 14 GB more RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a bit sharper screen than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), because although it has a quite worse pixels density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels, a quite bigger screen and a much brighter display. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a much bigger memory for applications and games than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features improved battery performance than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), because it has a 20% larger battery size. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a way better camera than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), because it has a lot better 7680x4320 video definition, a back facing camera with a much higher resolution and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and video in low-light situations.
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