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Asus ROG Phone 8 vs Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro

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Asus ROG Phone 8
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Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
Asus ROG Phone 8
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 8 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro, Manufactured in February, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. 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 8
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Lighter design: 181g vs 225g
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 8 and Xiaomi Poco X5 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Asus ROG Phone 8
vs
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
903 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 162.91 mm (6.41 in)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 in) 76.03 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Black
- Blue
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 8
88.2 %
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 8 and Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 8
2265
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
1022
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 8
7398
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
2987
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22651022
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)73982987
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 8
2137672
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
605046
CPU453834202435
GPU889510133636
Memory418137126284
UX376191142691
NanoReview Score2137672605046
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 8
18451
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
2439
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.4 °C
Stability75 %99 %
Graphics Test110 fps14 fps
Graphics Score184512439
Sources: 3DMark [Asus ROG Phone 8], [Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Asus ROG Phone 8
21662
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
12020
Writing score2555414401
Web score231229947
Video editing90167004
Data manipulation192509828
NanoReview Score2166212020

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 31 GB
UI Skin ROG UI HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (82% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
21:42
Web Browsingn/a08:45 h
Video Playbackn/a13:29 h
Gamesn/a05:32 h
Standby Moden/a102 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (2160p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length238 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX890Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix32 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.2n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K4H7
Sensor size1/3.21/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Omnivision OV16A1Q
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.06
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 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
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHzGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHzWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
90.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 300
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W Yes 67 W

Note

Asus ROG Phone 8:

Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Phone 8 the clear winner in this comparison.

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