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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Asus |
| -- | Android 12, 11 |
| 2015-11-06 | 2021-08-26 |
| 5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.76 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2150mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5s is better than the HTC One A9, getting an 84.9 score against 72.1. Asus ROG Phone 5s's body is a lot newer, but thicker and noticeably heavier than HTC One A9. The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a better performing processing unit than HTC One A9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a greater amount of RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a much better display than HTC One A9, because although it has a quite worse pixel density, it also counts with a much larger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2448. The HTC One A9 features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s takes a lot better videos and photos than HTC One A9, because it has a lot higher video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture and a way higher 64 megapixels resolution back facing camera. The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a very superior battery life than HTC One A9, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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