Asus ROG Phone 9 FE vs Asus ROG Phone 5
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Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 9 FE Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Asus ROG Phone 5, Manufactured in March, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
- Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
- Lighter design: 225g vs 239g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 5
- Higher pixel density: 395ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5500mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | 16/256 GB | - 8/128 GB - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/256 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.78 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2448 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 388 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 2500 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 720 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.2 % | 83.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 568 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 2.4 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.8 mm (6.45 in) | 173 mm (6.81 in) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 in) | 77 mm (3.03 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 9.9 mm (0.39 in) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | - White - Black |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 2840 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 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2233 | 1512 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7088 | 4067 |
| CPU | 512568 | 193057 |
| GPU | 904693 | 260802 |
| Memory | 421740 | 160768 |
| UX | 417112 | 195709 |
| NanoReview Score | 2256113 | 810336 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 40.9 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 90 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5728 |
| Writing score | n/a | 21635 |
| Web score | n/a | 14782 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7658 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 12565 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 16849 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 16 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4800 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| UI Skin | ROG UI | ROG UI |
Battery
| Volume | 5500 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (81% in 30 min) | Yes Quick Charge 5 (70% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:39 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 09:10 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 13:32 h |
| Games | n/a | 06:22 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 104 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 9000x7000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 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 | 120 fps (2160p) | 480 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 125 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Macro: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony Lytia LYT-700C | Sony IMX686 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 11 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.9 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 24 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 6000x4000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 35 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 7 μm | n/a |
| 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 6E (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, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 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 - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| 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 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHz | WCDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 |
| 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/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 890 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 65 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Phone 9 FE the clear winner in this comparison.
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