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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2021-06-07 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black and White | Matte White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is a lot better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, getting a global score of 94 against 75. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate design is extremely newer, but thicker and way heavier than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL. The Lumia 950 XL counts with a little more vivid screen than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better display pixel density and a little bit higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a quite better hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and 15 GB more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate shoots way better videos and photos than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a much better 7680x4320 video quality, a lot bigger sensor, a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a superior battery duration than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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