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Asus ROG Phone 5 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro

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Asus ROG Phone 5
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Apple iPhone 11 Pro
Asus ROG Phone 5
Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 5 Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 5
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 3046mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 188g vs 239g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 5 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Asus ROG Phone 5
vs
Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2448 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 80.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Asus ROG Phone 5
806 nits
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
789 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)568 Hz290 Hz
Response time2.4 ms7.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Asus ROG Phone 5], [Apple iPhone 11 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 173 mm (6.81 in) 144 mm (5.67 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 9.9 mm (0.39 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 239 g (8.43 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Dark Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 5
83.3 %
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
80.3 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 5 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 660 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 5
1512
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
1543
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 5
4067
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
4009
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)15121543
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40674009
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 5
810336
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
923624
CPU193057229850
GPU260802355586
Memory160768154614
UX195709183574
NanoReview Score810336923624
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 5
5728
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
7454
Max Surface Temp.40.9 °C44.2 °C
Stability90 %74 %
Graphics Test34 fps44 fps
Graphics Score57287454
Sources: 3DMark [Asus ROG Phone 5], [Apple iPhone 11 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Asus ROG Phone 5
16849
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
n/a
Writing score21635n/a
Web score14782n/a
Video editing7658n/a
Data manipulation12565n/a
NanoReview Score16849n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
UI Skin ROG UI n/a

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 3046 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes Quick Charge 5 (70% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus ROG Phone 5
22:26
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
20:02
Web Browsing09:10 h07:38 h
Video Playback13:32 h12:11 h
Games06:22 h04:50 h
Standby Mode104 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED n/a
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 125 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX686Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.71/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length11 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/2.91/3.4
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 11 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6000x4000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 35 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Asus ROG Phone 5
92.4 dB
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
85 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 999
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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