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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| 2016-10-20 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 869.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 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 | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 is a bit better than Google Pixel XL, with a score of 84.7 against 81.3. Asus ROG Phone 5 is a extremely newer phone than Google Pixel XL, although it's somewhat thicker and a lot heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit better display than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and much less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bigger display.
Asus ROG Phone 5 and Google Pixel XL count with incredibly similar memory capacity to install applications and games, both have the same internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has 4 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and faster).
Asus ROG Phone 5 takes much better pictures and videos than Google Pixel XL, because it has a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality, a lot more megapixels back-facing camera, a lot higher video quality and a bigger aperture to take better low-light photos and video.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a very superior battery performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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