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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 is much better than realme 8 5G, getting a overall score of 84.7 against 72. Even though Asus ROG Phone 5 is better than realme 8 5G, it must be told that it is also noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a slightly better looking screen than realme 8 5G, because although it has a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a lot brighter screen, a quite bigger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2448px.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit better CPU than realme 8 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a greater camera than realme 8 5G, and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a much better 64 MP resolution back facing camera and a way higher 7680x4320 video quality.
The realme 8 5G features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the realme 8 5G also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1 TB. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with improved battery lifetime than realme 8 5G, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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