Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 6 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 5 - Which is better?

Google Pixel 6 Pro vs Asus ROG Phone 5

69 out 100
Google Pixel 6 Pro
VS
62 out 100
Asus ROG Phone 5
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Asus ROG Phone 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 6 Pro Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetGoogle Tensor, vs Asus ROG Phone 5, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 512ppi
  • Lighter design: 210g vs 239g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 5
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5003mAh
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 6 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 5
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:
Google Pixel 6 Pro
vs
Asus ROG Phone 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x2448 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 512 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 83.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 6 Pro
858 nits
Asus ROG Phone 5
806 nits
sRGB gamut98.5 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz568 Hz
Response time1 ms2.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 6 Pro], [Asus ROG Phone 5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.9 mm (6.45 in) 173 mm (6.81 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 77 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 6 Pro
88.6 %
Asus ROG Phone 5
83.3 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 6 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex A55)
- 2/2.25 (Cortex A76)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1)		 - 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 Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon 780
Graphics Mali-G78 MP20 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1280 1024
GPU Frequency 848 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 2170.9 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 6 Pro
1331
Asus ROG Phone 5
1512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 6 Pro
3078
Asus ROG Phone 5
4067
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13311512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30784067
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 6 Pro
930173
Asus ROG Phone 5
810336
CPU245121193057
GPU306201260802
Memory171401160768
UX207450195709
NanoReview Score930173810336
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 6 Pro
6207
Asus ROG Phone 5
5728
Max Surface Temp.40.4 °C40.9 °C
Stability56 %90 %
Graphics Test37 fps34 fps
Graphics Score62075728
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 6 Pro], [Asus ROG Phone 5]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 6 Pro
11580
Asus ROG Phone 5
16849
Writing score1656221635
Web score873914782
Video editing69257658
Data manipulation1119012565
NanoReview Score1158016849

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 14 GB n/a
UI Skin Stock Android ROG UI

Battery

Volume 5003 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (23 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes Quick Charge 5 (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:59 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 6 Pro
18:34
Asus ROG Phone 5
22:26
Web Browsing06:56 h09:10 h
Video Playback10:55 h13:32 h
Games04:56 h06:22 h
Standby Mode94 h104 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No 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 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 125 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN1Sony IMX686
Sensor size1/1.311/1.7
Pixel size1.2 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.5n/a
Focal length104 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length17 mm11 mm
SensorSony IMX386n/a
Sensor size1/2.91/2.9
Pixel size1.25 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 111 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 3840x2880 pixels 6000x4000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm 35 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 6 Pro
143
Asus ROG Phone 5
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 6 Pro
115
Asus ROG Phone 5
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 6 Pro
84.6 dB
Asus ROG Phone 5
92.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 1000
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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