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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-07 | 2018-10-29 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 186.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 3.63 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3a has an overall score of 78.8, which is a little bit better than the Asus ROG Phone's general score of 77.1. Google Pixel 3a's construction is noticeably lighter and a little thinner than the Asus ROG Phone, even though both were released only 6 months apart. Asus ROG Phone has just a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone counts with a little more vivid display than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a quite larger screen. Asus ROG Phone counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone counts with longer battery performance than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Google Pixel 3a captures much better videos and photos than Asus ROG Phone, although it has worse video frame rate, they both have the same diafragm aperture, a same size back-facing camera sensor and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Google Pixel 3a is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an easy decision.
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