Asus ROG Phone 5 vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

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9.0
Asus ROG Phone 5
9.0
Apple iPhone XR
Asus ROG Phone 5 Apple iPhone XR
Released · Apr 26, 2021
Released · Oct 26, 2018
6.8-inch · 2448x1080px
6.1-inch · 1792x828px
Triple camera
Single camera
8GB · 128GB
3GB · 64GB
6000 mAh
2942 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 10, 2021 Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
€799 $749

Design

Dimensions
6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches
172.8 x 77.2 x 10.29 mm
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
8.40 oz (238.0 g) 6.84 oz (194.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint 3D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, Storm White Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 82.12% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2448x1080px, 20.4:9 ratio, 395 PPI 1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680
Hexa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 660 Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
12GB/256GB
16GB/256GB
16GB/512GB
3GB/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (11) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh 2942 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 7.5W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
13h 2min
Gaming
10h 49min
Battery Life Estimate
4h 14min
Browsing
11h 8min
Video
5h 50min
Gaming
4h 35min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Single camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 11 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED Quad LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP 7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
with 16GB RAM and 256GB storage
Memory 16GB/256GB
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $799
Memory 16GB/512GB
Colors Glossy Black
Prices (MSRP) €1199
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