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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| 2016-10-20 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 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 has a general score of 84.7, which is slightly better than Google Pixel's 80.2 global score. The Asus ROG Phone 5 is a a lot newer phone than Google Pixel, although it is thicker and incredibly heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 features just a little better processing power than Google Pixel, because it has more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Google Pixel, because although it has a just a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a much larger screen. The Asus ROG Phone 5 and Google Pixel feature incredibly similar memory to install games and applications, they have the same internal storage capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a lot better camera than Google Pixel, because it has a way bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality, a larger aperture for better low-light captures and videos, a lot higher video quality and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better battery lifetime than Google Pixel, because it has a 117 percent bigger battery size.
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