Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 12, 11 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2021-08-26 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has an overall score of 84.9, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark's 80.4 general score. Both phones in this comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Asus ROG Phone 5s has 12 version and Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie. The Asus ROG Phone 5s is a notably newer cellphone than the Xiaomi Black Shark, but it's just a little thicker and much heavier.
Asus ROG Phone 5s features a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a little bit inferior pixels count per inch of display, it also counts with a little larger screen, a way brighter display and a little higher 1080 x 2448 resolution. The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark. They have a Octa-Core CPU and 8 GB of RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s takes much clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a way larger sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a back-facing camera with much more MP and a lot higher video definition.
Asus ROG Phone 5s's storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as the Xiaomi Black Shark one, both have the same 128 GB internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a much better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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