Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

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Comparing the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 3.1 GHz, while Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate runs at 2.84 GHz, making Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max the better performer.


Display: Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max offers 6.7 inches, making Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max offers 3687 mAh, making Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate better for longer battery life.


Storage: Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max offers 128 GB, making Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate the better option for storage.


User Rating: Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

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Summary

Spec Score

85%
85%
97%

Release Date

10 Mar, 2021
18 Oct, 2020
29 Oct, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 888
Apple A14 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.55 GHz)
18 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED
1080x2448 px (FHD+)
1284x2778 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2.5x Optical Zoom)
200 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
3.2 MP
Camera

Front Camera

24 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

6000 mAh
3687 mAh
8000 mAh
65W Hyper Charging
20W Fast Charging
80W Super Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB
128 GB
512 GB
UFS 3.1
NVMe
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.6/5
(72 ratings)
4.6/5
(2,794 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
651,459
AnTuTu Score
4,214,275
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Mar 10, 2021
(Official)
Oct 18, 2020
(Official)
Oct 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
iOS v14
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
7 Year
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
8 Year
6 Year

Custom UI

ROG UI
N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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Apple A14 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro MT6995
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Processor

Octa core

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

3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm
Octa core

4.55 GHz, Dual core, C2-Ultra 4.35 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro 3.1 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro

Co-Processor

N/A
Apple M14 motion
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
5 nm
2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16

RAM

18 GB
6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling

Performance Test Results

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

N/A
651,459
4,214,275

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
13.0 s
17.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,740

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
46.6 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2448 px (FHD+)
1284x2778 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

800 nits
800 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz
60 Hz
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz
N/A
288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:4:9
19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
457 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.95 %
87.55 %
91.13 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
95.5 %

Design

Height

172.8 mm
160.8 mm
161.3 mm

Width

77.2 mm
78.1 mm
76.6 mm

Thickness

10.2 mm
7.4 mm
8.40 mm

Weight

238 grams
226 grams
233 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

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
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1.7µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.0 Macro Camera
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
200 MP
f/2.1 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
120 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length 0.9µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes Dual AF Phase Detection

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh
3687 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Hyper Charging 100% in 52 minutes
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 80W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes

Battery Test Results

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

N/A
N/A
1h 22m 8s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 700(band 13) / 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) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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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) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 700(band 13) / 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) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 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 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.946 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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