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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 is better than the Fairphone 5, having a overall score of 84.7 against 75.5. Despite being the best phone in this review, it must be noted that it's also way older, just a bit thicker and heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 and Fairphone 5 feature extremely similar displays, because although the Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little less pixels per inch of display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels, it also counts with a bit bigger display and a brighter screen.
Fairphone 5 has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 5, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 5 and Fairphone 5 both have quite similar CPUs, both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a superior battery performance than Fairphone 5, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a very superior camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor, it also counts with a way more mega pixels camera and a larger camera aperture to capture better captures and videos in low light environments.
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