OnePlus 9 Pro vs Asus ROG Phone 5

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9 Pro Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Asus ROG Phone 5, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 239g
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 5
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4500mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 9 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1440x3216 pixels 1080x2448 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 525 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 500 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 83.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
Asus ROG Phone 5
806 nits
sRGB gamut97.8 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)192 Hz568 Hz
Response time41.5 ms2.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.2 mm (6.43 in) 173 mm (6.81 in)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 in) 77 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 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
- Green
- White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %
Asus ROG Phone 5
83.3 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 9 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (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 Hexagon 780 Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Asus ROG Phone 5
1512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Asus ROG Phone 5
4067
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14881512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39964067
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
Asus ROG Phone 5
810336
CPU261741193057
GPU310698260802
Memory177203160768
UX225891195709
NanoReview Score975533810336
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Asus ROG Phone 5
5728
Max Surface Temp.45.6 °C40.9 °C
Stability58 %90 %
Graphics Test34 fps34 fps
Graphics Score57075728
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Asus ROG Phone 5
16849
Writing score1484121635
Web score892814782
Video editing60667658
Data manipulation929012565
NanoReview Score1112316849

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 16 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 ROG UI

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 32 min) Yes Quick Charge 5 (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Asus ROG Phone 5
22:26
Web Browsing08:24 h09:10 h
Video Playback12:07 h13:32 h
Games04:56 h06:22 h
Standby Mode116 h104 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 140 ° 125 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX789Sony IMX686
Sensor size1/1.431/1.7
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length77 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.4
Focal length14 mm11 mm
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/2.9
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Asus ROG Phone 5
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Asus ROG Phone 5
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Asus ROG Phone 5
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview60n/a
Zoom110n/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6000x4000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 35 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 6 (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 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
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19WCDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)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 Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB
Asus ROG Phone 5
92.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 970 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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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