Asus ROG Phone 2 vs Apple iPhone XS Max

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Comparing the Asus ROG Phone 2 vs Apple iPhone XS Max across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus ROG Phone 2 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,869, while Apple iPhone XS Max scores 2,760, making Asus ROG Phone 2 the better performer.


Display: Asus ROG Phone 2 offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Apple iPhone XS Max offers 6.5 inches, making Asus ROG Phone 2 the larger display of the two. Asus ROG Phone 2 features a AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone XS Max's OLED, making Asus ROG Phone 2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Asus ROG Phone 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Apple iPhone XS Max offers 12 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Apple iPhone XS Max offers 7 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus ROG Phone 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Apple iPhone XS Max offers 3174 mAh, making Asus ROG Phone 2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone XS Max offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Asus ROG Phone 2 offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone XS Max the better option for storage.


User Rating: Asus ROG Phone 2 and Apple iPhone XS Max both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

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Asus ROG Phone 2
₹40,999
(Out of Stock)
Apple iPhone XS Max
₹109,900
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

82%
75%

Release Date

08 Oct, 2019
28 Sep, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 855 Plus
Apple A12 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
8 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
AMOLED
OLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1242x2688 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

24 MP
7 MP

Battery

6000 mAh
3174 mAh
Hyper Charging
Fast Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
UFS 3.0
NVMe

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Superb, super-sized display
  • Dual-SIM support, finally
  • Very capable cameras
  • Smooth performance and good battery life

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • More expensive than both your kidneys
  • Not comfortable for one-handed use
  • No fast charger or 3.5mm adapter in the box

User Ratings

4.6/5
(11,107 ratings)
4.6/5
(2,098 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

353,469
AnTuTu Score
447,893
AnTuTu Score
16h 08m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 08, 2019
(Official)
Sep 28, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
iOS v12.0

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Apple A12 Bionic

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Hexa Core

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

Co-Processor

N/A
M12

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

353,469
447,893

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
29.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

1.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.7 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
OLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1242x2688 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
456 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.21 %
84.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

170.9 mm
157.5 mm

Width

77.6 mm
77.4 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

240 grams
208 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7926 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh
3174 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 52 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Hyper Charging
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes

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.

16h 08m
N/A

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

2h 2m 30s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 512 GB
64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
NVMe

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
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) / 2300(band 30)

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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
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) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning

Audio Features

DTS Sound
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
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