Asus ROG Phone 6D vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 6D Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 6D
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 3095mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 204g vs 239g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 6D and Apple iPhone 13 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2448 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.4:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 800 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 720 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 82.2 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Asus ROG Phone 6D
674 nits
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1053 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)689 Hz510 Hz
Response time2 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 173 mm (6.81 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 10.4 mm (0.41 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 239 g (8.43 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IPX4 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Gray - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 6D
82.2 %
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 6D and Apple iPhone 13 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 590 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G710 MP10 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 960 640
GPU Frequency 933 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 1791.3 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 6D
1856
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
2256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 6D
4936
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
5416
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18562256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49365416
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 6D
1114121
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1322699
CPU366755309276
GPU329211430651
Memory178155274739
UX240000308033
NanoReview Score11141211322699
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 6D
9489
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
9486
Max Surface Temp.49 °C39.4 °C
Stability79 %79 %
Graphics Test56 fps56 fps
Graphics Score94899486

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 22 GB 15.2 GB

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 3095 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 1:38 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus ROG Phone 6D
23:06
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
23:32
Web Browsing09:24 h09:39 h
Video Playback13:39 h15:16 h
Games05:40 h05:20 h
Standby Mode111 h107 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.5
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX703
Sensor size1/1.561/1.66
Pixel size1 μm1.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX772
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Asus ROG Phone 6D
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
140
Video quality
Asus ROG Phone 6D
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
146
Overall camera score
Asus ROG Phone 6D
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a81
Zoomn/a119

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4290x2800 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length 28 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX514
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Asus ROG Phone 6D
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
128
Video quality
Asus ROG Phone 6D
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- 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/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 19(800), 5/6(850) , 8(900), 4(1700), 2(1900), 1(2100)UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B4(1700/B5/B6/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48(3600/B2100))LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

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 6D
85 dB
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2022 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1070 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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