Apple iPhone XR vs Asus ROG Phone 3

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Comparing the Apple iPhone XR vs Asus ROG Phone 3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus ROG Phone 3 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,301, while Apple iPhone XR scores 2,578, making Asus ROG Phone 3 the better performer.


Display: Asus ROG Phone 3 offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Apple iPhone XR offers 6.1 inches, making Asus ROG Phone 3 the larger display of the two. Asus ROG Phone 3 features a AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone XR's IPS LCD, making Asus ROG Phone 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Asus ROG Phone 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Apple iPhone XR offers 12 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Apple iPhone XR offers 7 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus ROG Phone 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Apple iPhone XR offers 2942 mAh, making Asus ROG Phone 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone XR offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Asus ROG Phone 3 offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone XR the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone XR and Asus ROG Phone 3 equally at 8.


User Rating: Apple iPhone XR receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Asus ROG Phone 3 has a rating of 4.4.

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Apple iPhone XR
₹47,900
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₹55,999
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
83%

Release Date

26 Oct, 2018
06 Aug, 2020

Performance

Apple A12 Bionic
Snapdragon 865 Plus
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
3 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
828x1792 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
5 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

7 MP
24 MP

Battery

2942 mAh
6000 mAh
Fast Charging
30W Hyper Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Available in bright colours
  • Flawless performance
  • Impressive cameras
  • Great battery backup
  • Unreal speeds
  • Highly colour accurate and smooth 144Hz display
  • Best-in-class battery life
  • Stereo speakers are amazing

Cons

  • No optical zoom capabilities
  • Doesn’t ship with a fast charger or 3.5mm adapter
  • Heats up with extended use
  • Quite heavy
  • Cameras are average
  • Iffy fingerprint scanner
  • Design would appeal to a niche audience

User Ratings

4.6/5
(120,016 ratings)
4.4/5
(8,194 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

366,895
AnTuTu Score
614,628
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 09m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 26, 2018
(Official)
Aug 06, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v12.0
Android v10 (Q)

OS Updates

7 Year
N/A

Security Updates

10 Year
N/A

Custom UI

N/A
ROG UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus

Processor

Hexa Core

2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest
Octa core

3.1 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Co-Processor

M12
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 650

RAM

3 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

366,895
614,628

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

32.0 s
13.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.0 %
9.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)

Resolution

828x1792 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
650 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

324 ppi
391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.79 %
79.75 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

150.9 mm
171 mm

Width

75.7 mm
78 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
9.85 mm

Weight

194 grams
240 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX686 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length
N/A
5 MP
f/2.0 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length 0.9µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2942 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 38.6 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 30W Hyper Charging v4.0

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
12h 09m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 29m 57s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg
Head: 0.736 W/kg Body: 1.497 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
N/A