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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| 2015-10-20 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| 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 |
| -- | 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 5 has a score of 84.7, which is much better than Google Nexus 5X's 73.7 overall score. The Asus ROG Phone 5 is a much newer cellphone than the Google Nexus 5X, but it's thicker and extremely heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a sharper screen than Google Nexus 5X, because although it has a just a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a way bigger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 96 GB more internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a better CPU than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a higher amount of RAM and 2 more cpu cores. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a greater camera than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a lot larger back camera sensor, a larger aperture, a way better 64 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a much higher video definition.
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