Asus ZenFone AR vs Asus ROG Phone Specs Comparison

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6.5
Asus ZenFone AR
8.8
Asus ROG Phone
Asus ZenFone AR Asus ROG Phone
Released · Aug 03, 2017
Released · Oct 29, 2018
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 512GB
3300 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2017 Jun 04, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$1099

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches
158.67 x 77.7 x 8.95 mm
6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches
158.8 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g 7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; Yes
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.61% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 76.80% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 512 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
7 (Poor) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2960 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 630
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB (LPDDR4)/512GB
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
23 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Focal Length: 12 mm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (24 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, Flash, HDR) 8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,ad,tri-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ad
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share,SlimPort
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 22, 2018
FCC ID value: MSQZ01QD
Measured SAR
Head: 0.78 W/kg
Body: 0.79 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg
Phablet: 2.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 3, 2, 1
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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