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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| 2015-10-20 | 2020-07-23 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black glare |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 3 is much better than the Google Nexus 5X, getting an 86.3 score against 73.7. The Asus ROG Phone 3 body is extremely newer, but notably thicker and heavier than the Google Nexus 5X. The Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a bit better looking display than Google Nexus 5X, because although it has a quite lower quantity of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2340px resolution and a bigger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 5X, because it has more internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a quite better processing power than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 takes greater pictures and videos than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a much bigger sensor which offers a lot higher image and video quality, a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and videos, a way better 64 MP resolution back camera and a much higher video quality.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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