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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 12, 11 |
| 2019-05-07 | 2021-08-26 |
| 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 167.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 5s is a bit better than the Google Pixel 3a XL, getting a general score of 84.9 against 78.9. Even though Asus ROG Phone 5s is much newer than Google Pixel 3a XL, it's thicker and incredibly heavier. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Asus ROG Phone 5s has newer 12 version while Google Pixel 3a XL has Android 11 version, providing the user some additional features.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a bit more powerful CPU than Google Pixel 3a XL, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has more RAM. Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a more vivid screen than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has a quite worse count of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2448 resolution and a little bigger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has more internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a greater camera than Google Pixel 3a XL, and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a lot larger sensor, a way better video resolution and a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels.
Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a superior battery performance than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
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