Asus ROG Phone 7 vs Xiaomi Poco M5
Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 7 Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Xiaomi Poco M5, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 7
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M5
- Higher pixel density: 401ppi
- Lighter design: 201g vs 239g
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.58 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2448 pixels | 1080x2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.4:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 1500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 720 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.2 % | 83.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 93.9 % |
| Response time | n/a | 27 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | 1481:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 173 mm (6.81 in) | 163.99 mm (6.46 in) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 in) | 76.09 mm (3 in) |
| Thickness | 10.3 mm (0.41 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 239 g (8.43 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP52 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Black - Green - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Helio G99 |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 128 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 128 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2022 | 743 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5719 | 1914 |
| CPU | 390204 | 136314 |
| GPU | 598350 | 64087 |
| Memory | 286564 | 110839 |
| UX | 300196 | 107746 |
| NanoReview Score | 1575314 | 418986 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.5 °C |
| Stability | 92 % | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | 79 fps | 7 fps |
| Graphics Score | 13314 | 1230 |
| Writing score | n/a | 11620 |
| Web score | n/a | 7959 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5388 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7058 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 9134 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
- 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4266 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| UI Skin | ROG UI | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (69% in 30 min) | Yes (24% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:01 h | 2:19 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:47 h | 09:34 h |
| Video Playback | 20:02 h | 14:13 h |
| Games | 06:50 h | 05:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 128 h | 129 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Matrix | 13 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Bokeh | 60 | n/a |
| Preview | 56 | n/a |
| Zoom | 52 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 5 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32C | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/5.0 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.4 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | EDGE/GPRS/GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA (HSDPA) 800 (19)/ 850(5/6) / 900(8) / 1700(4) / 1900 (2) / 2100 (1) | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B(1700/B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66/B2100)) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | 20 | 13 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | April, 2023 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2023 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | 190 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 65 W | Yes 22 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Phone 7 the clear winner in this comparison.
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