Asus ROG Phone 3 vs Black Shark 2

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Comparing the Asus ROG Phone 3 vs Black Shark 2 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 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.1 GHz, while Black Shark 2 runs at 2.84 GHz, making Asus ROG Phone 3 the better performer.


Display: Asus ROG Phone 3 offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Black Shark 2 offers 6.39 inches, making Asus ROG Phone 3 the larger display of the two. Both Asus ROG Phone 3 and Black Shark 2 feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Asus ROG Phone 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Black Shark 2 offers 48 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 Black Shark 2 offers 20 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 Black Shark 2 offers 4000 mAh, making Asus ROG Phone 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Asus ROG Phone 3 and Black Shark 2 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: Asus ROG Phone 3 and Black Shark 2 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

06 Aug, 2020
01 Jun, 2019
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 865 Plus
Snapdragon 855
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

24 MP
20 MP
50 MP

Battery

6000 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh
30W Hyper Charging
27W Quick Charging
90W Turbo Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Unreal speeds
  • Highly colour accurate and smooth 144Hz display
  • Best-in-class battery life
  • Stereo speakers are amazing
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Quite heavy
  • Cameras are average
  • Iffy fingerprint scanner
  • Design would appeal to a niche audience
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(8,194 ratings)
4.4/5
(2,656 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2020
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

ROG UI
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650
Adreno 640
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
6 GB / 12 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

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
N/A
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
N/A
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
N/A
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.7 %
N/A
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

650 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
403 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.75 %
81.51 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

171 mm
163.6 mm
162.7 mm

Width

78 mm
75 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

9.85 mm
8.7 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

240 grams
205 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Aluminium
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
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/1.751/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.0 Macro Camera
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length 0.9µm pixel size
20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.9µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 38.6 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Hyper Charging v4.0
Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0 60% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

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
N/A
N/A

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

1h 29m 57s
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / 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)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.736 W/kg Body: 1.497 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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