Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate vs Apple iPhone 16 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 13, 2023	Sep 09, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$999	8GB/128GB - $799 | €949 8GB/256GB - $899 8GB/512GB - $1099

Design

Dimensions
6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 inches 173 x 77 x 10.3 mm	5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (~11.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
8.43 oz / 239.0 g	6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP54	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Dedicated game buttons
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Storm White	Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 82.27% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 86.38% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 165Hz, HDR	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2448x1080px, 20.4:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2015 (Excellent)
Bright Min
4.6 (Poor)	0.99 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)	Apple A18 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve	Hexa-core 2x4.04GHz 4x2.20G​Hz
GPU
Adreno 740	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
16GB (LPDDR5X)/512GB (UFS 4.0)	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	iOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2003	3264
GeekBench 6 Multi
5466	7899
3D Mark High
3722	4029
3D Mark Low
3673	2397

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Battery

Type
6000 mAh, Li - Ion	3561 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 20min

Browsing

16h 33min

Video

11h 38min

Gaming

8h 12min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

16h 48min

Video

7h 30min

Gaming

9h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX904 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Macro)
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
32 MP	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

129

Overall

137

Photo

122

Video

149

Overall

154

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), 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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2024 FCC ID value: BCG-E8688A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

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