Asus ROG Phone 5 vs iQOO 7 Legend

Comparing the Asus ROG Phone 5 vs iQOO 7 Legend 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: iQOO 7 Legend scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,705, while Asus ROG Phone 5 scores 3,636, making iQOO 7 Legend the better performer.

Display: Asus ROG Phone 5 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while iQOO 7 Legend offers 6.62 inches, making Asus ROG Phone 5 the larger display of the two. Both Asus ROG Phone 5 and iQOO 7 Legend feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Asus ROG Phone 5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while iQOO 7 Legend offers 48 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 5 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while iQOO 7 Legend offers 16 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Asus ROG Phone 5 delivers longer battery life with 17h 01m, while iQOO 7 Legend delivers 11h 48m, making Asus ROG Phone 5 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Asus ROG Phone 5 and iQOO 7 Legend offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 7 Legend receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Asus ROG Phone 5 is rated 7.

User Rating: iQOO 7 Legend receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Asus ROG Phone 5 has a rating of 4.

Asus ROG Phone 5

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Summary

Release Date

10 Mar, 2021

01 May, 2021

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 888	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.62 inches (16.81 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2448 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 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	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
5 MP Macro Camera	13 MP Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


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

Battery


6000 mAh	4000 mAh	6500 mAh
65W Hyper Charging	66W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Class-leading performance
Spectacular audio setup
Stunning display
Long-lasting battery life

Stunning design
Excellent performer
Capable cameras
66W wired charging

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Large and heavy
Sub-par cameras
No IP rating or wireless charging

FunTouch OS v11 needs more refinement
No headphone jack
Telephoto sensor could do with some tweaks

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5

(4,842 ratings)

4.4/5

(6,001 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

722,427 AnTuTu Score	721,965 AnTuTu Score	N/A
17h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 10, 2021

(Official)

May 01, 2021

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

ROG UI

Funtouch OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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

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

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

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

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.

722,427

721,965

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

16.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

18.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.62 inches (16.81 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2448 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

800 nits

1300 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:4:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

398 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.95 %

86.06 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

172.8 mm

162.2 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.2 mm

75.8 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

10.2 mm

8.7 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

238 grams

209.5 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

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/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX598 CMOS image sensor 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

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.0 Macro Camera

13 MP
f/2.4650 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes 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)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30 fps

4k @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

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/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh

4000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Hyper Charging

Yes 66W Flash Charging 100% in 22 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

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.

17h 01m

11h 48m

N/A

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

1h 8m 9s

0h 25m 3s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N41 / N78

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) / 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

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)

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) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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