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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-10 | 2021-06-07 |
| 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 8.82 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Glacier | Matte White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 540.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2700 x 1800 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 11.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3577mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is better than Microsoft Surface Duo, with a general score of 94 against 78.8. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is a newer and just a little bit lighter cellphone than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it's extremely thicker. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has just a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has 12 GB more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it has a just a little worse pixels density, a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a little bit smaller display. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with much more storage to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has 512 GB internal storage.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate takes much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels, a bigger aperture to capture better low light images and video and a way better video definition. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 68% larger battery size.
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