Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate vs OnePlus 9 Pro

Comparing the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate vs OnePlus 9 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate and OnePlus 9 Pro run at the same processing speed of 2.84 GHz.

Display: Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while OnePlus 9 Pro offers 6.7 inches, making Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate the larger display of the two. OnePlus 9 Pro features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate's AMOLED, making OnePlus 9 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OnePlus 9 Pro offers 48 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 OnePlus 9 Pro offers 16 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 9 Pro delivers longer battery life with 9h 53m, while Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate delivers None, making OnePlus 9 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while OnePlus 9 Pro offers 128 GB, making Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate the better option for storage.

User Rating: Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 9 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate

₹85,999

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OnePlus 9 Pro

₹39,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

10 Mar, 2021

31 Mar, 2021

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
18 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	Fluid AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2448 px (FHD+)	1440x3216 px (QHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
5 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Telephoto Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	2 MP Mono Camera	N/A

Front Camera


24 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	4500 mAh	6500 mAh
65W Hyper Charging	65W Warp Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Stunning 120Hz AMOLED display
Uber-fast wired charging
Excellent performance
Good cameras

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Sub-par battery life
Telephoto lens could do with some tweaks
Expensive

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(72 ratings)

4.4/5

(45,622 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	697,091 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	9h 53m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 10, 2021

(Official)

Mar 31, 2021

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

ROG UI

Oxygen OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660

Adreno 829

RAM

18 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

697,091

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

20.0 s

14.0 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

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

8.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

11.5 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Design

Height

172.8 mm

163.2 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77.2 mm

73.6 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

10.2 mm

8.7 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

238 grams

197 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

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

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

5 MP
f/2.0 Macro Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

N/A

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Super Stable
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle 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

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh

4500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Hyper Charging 100% in 52 minutes

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes Charging Time: 43 minutes

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

N/A

9h 53m

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 48m 34s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

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:

TDD N41 / N78

N/A

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)
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)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 12) / 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)

SAR Value

N/A

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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