Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Asus ROG Phone 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Mar 10, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1100	€799

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)	6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches 172.8 x 77.2 x 10.29 mm
Weight
8.03 oz / 228.0 g	8.40 oz / 238.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
	Phantom Black, Storm White

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 82.12% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2448x1080px, 20.4:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	4.9 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Yes	Adreno 660
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 16GB/256GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (11)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2071	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4844	Untested
3D Mark High
2481	Untested
3D Mark Low
1792	Untested

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Battery

Type
3687 mAh, Li - Ion	6000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 5
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 65.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

13h 2min

Gaming

10h 49min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 11 mm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	24 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

with 16GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

Memory	16GB/512GB
Colors	Glossy Black
Prices (MSRP)	€1199

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs	Asus ROG Phone 5 Specs
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Review	Asus ROG Phone 5 Review
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