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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2021-06-07 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black and White | Matte White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is much better than the Lumia 950, getting a global score of 94 against 74.1. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is a way newer cellphone than the Lumia 950, but it is notably thicker and way heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a greater processing power than Lumia 950, because it has 15 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores (and faster).
Microsoft Lumia 950 counts with a bit sharper display than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a greater pixel amount in each inch in the screen. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate takes way better photos and videos than Lumia 950, because it has a lot better 7680x4320 video definition, a larger camera aperture for better images and video in low light environments, a back camera with a lot higher resolution and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a 100 percent larger battery size.
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