Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-12 | 2021-06-07 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Matte White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.35 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is way better than Xiaomi Mi A1, getting a general score of 94 against 75. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate's design is incredibly newer, but incredibly heavier and incredibly thicker than Xiaomi Mi A1. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a slightly better display than Xiaomi Mi A1, because although it has a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a much brighter screen, a bit higher 1080 x 2448 resolution and a bigger screen. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a much greater storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi A1, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a much better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has a 95 percent larger battery capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a greater camera than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has a bigger camera aperture, a back camera with a lot higher 64 mega-pixels resolution and a much better video definition.
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