Asus ROG Phone 5s vs Nothing Phone (2) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 16, 2021	Jul 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$599

Design

Dimensions
6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches 172.8 x 77.3 x 9.9 mm	6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm
Weight
8.40 oz / 238.0 g	7.10 oz / 201.2 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, Storm White

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 82.12% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.61% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2448x1080px, 20.4:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2990 MHz Kryo 660	Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.5GH​z Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 730
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 16GB/256GB 16GB/512GB 18GB/512GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1658
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4358
3D Mark High
Untested	2674
3D Mark Low
Untested	1654

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Battery

Type
6000 mAh	4700 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 29min

Browsing

15h 59min

Video

10h 14min

Gaming

5h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 11 mm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED	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 (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
24 MP	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

139

Overall

147

Photo

131

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Memory	12GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 18GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	18GB/512GB

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