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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Asus |
| 2019-03-06 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 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 | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 has a general score of 84.7, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 9's overall score of 83.2. Asus ROG Phone 5's design is noticeably newer, but extremely thicker and a lot heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 9. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a little inferior pixels amount in each inch in the display, it also counts with a way brighter screen, a little larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2448 pixels resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 9 and Asus ROG Phone 5 feature extremely similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have equal internal memory capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a processor that's very similar to the CPU in Xiaomi Mi 9, and although the Asus ROG Phone 5 has 2 GB more RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has an 82 percent greater battery size. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 9, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a bigger back camera sensor taking higher quality photographs and videos, a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a much better 7680x4320 video definition.
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