Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM vs OnePlus 9 Pro

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Comparing the Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM vs OnePlus 9 Pro 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: OnePlus 9 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,622, while Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM scores 3,301, making OnePlus 9 Pro the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 9 Pro offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM offers 6.59 inches, making OnePlus 9 Pro the larger display of the two. OnePlus 9 Pro features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM's AMOLED, making OnePlus 9 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OnePlus 9 Pro offers 48 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while OnePlus 9 Pro offers 16 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM delivers longer battery life with 12h 09m, while OnePlus 9 Pro delivers 9h 53m, making Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM and OnePlus 9 Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM and OnePlus 9 Pro equally at 8.


User Rating: Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM and OnePlus 9 Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Spec Score

84%
86%

Release Date

16 Oct, 2020
31 Mar, 2021

Performance

Snapdragon 865 Plus
Snapdragon 888
Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3216 px (QHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
8 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
2 MP
Mono Camera

Front Camera

24 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

6000 mAh
4500 mAh
30W Hyper Charging
65W Warp Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Unreal speeds
  • Highly colour accurate and smooth 144Hz display
  • Best-in-class battery life
  • Stereo speakers are amazing
  • Stunning 120Hz AMOLED display
  • Uber-fast wired charging
  • Excellent performance
  • Good cameras

Cons

  • Quite heavy
  • Cameras are average
  • Iffy fingerprint scanner
  • Design would appeal to a niche audience
  • Sub-par battery life
  • Telephoto lens could do with some tweaks
  • Expensive

User Ratings

4.4/5
(4,455 ratings)
4.4/5
(45,622 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

614,628
AnTuTu Score
697,091
AnTuTu Score
12h 09m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
9h 53m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
5 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 16, 2020
(Official)
Mar 31, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v11

Custom UI

ROG UI
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Processor

Octa core

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

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650
Adreno 660

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
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.

614,628
697,091

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
20.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.7 %
11.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3216 px (QHD+)

Brightness

650 nits
1300 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
526 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.75 %
90.23 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

171 mm
163.2 mm

Width

78 mm
73.6 mm

Thickness

9.85 mm
8.7 mm

Weight

240 grams
197 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 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

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
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size IMX789 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.0 Macro Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Focus Tracking
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Super Stable
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length 0.9µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 38.6 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Hyper Charging v4.0
Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes Charging Time: 43 minutes

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.

12h 09m
9h 53m

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

1h 29m 57s
0h 48m 34s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78
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)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

Head: 0.736 W/kg Body: 1.497 W/kg
Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 0.91 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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