Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro vs Asus ROG Phone 6
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on March 30 2022 against the Asus ROG Phone 6 which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 4 months after. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Weighs 19 grams less
- Water-resistant body (IPX4 classification)
- Shows 49% longer battery life (36:34 vs 24:30 hours)
- Comes with 1350 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4650 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (831 against 684 nits)
- Reverse charging feature
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1328 and 1180 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Black Shark 5 Pro 87 ROG Phone 6 90 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Black Shark 5 Pro 91 ROG Phone 6 95 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Black Shark 5 Pro 70 ROG Phone 6 89 Camera Photo and video recording quality Black Shark 5 Pro 71 ROG Phone 6 65 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Black Shark 5 Pro 84 ROG Phone 6 89 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Black Shark 5 Pro 80 ROG Phone 6 83Value for money
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Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Black Shark 5 Pro vs ROG Phone 6Display
Type | OLED | AMOLED |
Size | 6.67 inches | 6.78 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2448 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20.4:9 |
PPI | 394 ppi | 395 ppi |
Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 830 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | 1200 nits |
HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 82.2% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
RGB color space | - | 100% |
PWM | - | 672 Hz |
Response time | - | 1 ms |
Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Design and build
Height | 163.83 mm (6.45 inches) | 173 mm (6.81 inches) |
Width | 76.35 mm (3.01 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
Thickness | 9.9 mm (0.39 inches) | 10.3 mm (0.41 inches) |
Weight | 220 gramm (7.76 oz) | 239 gramm (8.43 oz) |
Waterproof | No | IPX4 |
Rear material | Glass | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | White Black | White Black |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes in home button | Yes in-display |
Performance
Tests of Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 6 in the benchmarksChipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
Max. clock | 3000 MHz | 3190 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 730 |
GPU clock | 818 MHz | 900 MHz |
FLOPS | ~2236 GFLOPS | - |
RAM size | 8 12 16 GB | 8 12 16 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Channels | 2 | 4 |
Storage size | 256 512 GB | 128 256 512 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
Memory card | No | No |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Black Shark 5 Pro 1180 ROG Phone 6 +13% 1328 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Black Shark 5 Pro 3684 ROG Phone 6 +8% 3979 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Black Shark 5 Pro 1102939 ROG Phone 6 +2% 1125212CPU | 241049 | 265173 |
GPU | 446381 | 476559 |
Memory | 231742 | 188898 |
UX | 174369 | 185898 |
Total score | 1102939 | 1125212 |
Stability | 91% | 90% |
Graphics test | 58 FPS | 62 FPS |
Graphics score | 9785 | 10364 |
PCMark 3.0 score | 13516 | - |
Software
Operating system | Android 12 | Android 12 |
ROM | Joy UI 13 | - |
OS size | - | 25 GB |
Battery
Capacity | 4650 mAh | 6000 mAh |
Charge power | 120 W | 65 W |
Battery type | - | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | No | No |
Reverse charging | No | Yes |
Fast charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 0:18 hr | 0:42 hr |
Web browsing | 08:54 hr | 13:50 hr |
Watching video | 10:43 hr | 15:54 hr |
Gaming | 05:09 hr | 06:03 hr |
Standby | 74 hr | 110 hr |
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphonesMatrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | - |
Zoom | Digital | Digital |
Flash | LED | LED |
Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
Lenses | 3 (108 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52" Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56" Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
Ultra-wide lens | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Sensor: 1/3.06" Omnivision OV13B10 (CMOS) | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 |
Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5" Samsung S5K5E9 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 5312 x 2988 | 4290 x 2800 |
Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
Focal length | 26 mm | 27.5 mm |
Pixel size | 1 microns | 1.22 microns |
Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/2.93" |
Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Bluetooth features | LE HID A2DP | LE |
USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS NAVIC | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS NAVIC |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
eSIM support* | No | No |
Hybrid slot | No | No |
LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | March 2022 | July 2022 |
Release date | April 2022 | July 2022 |
Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
Conclusion
If the battery life connectivity and sound are more important to you then choose the Asus ROG Phone 6. But if the software and camera are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro.
Cast your vote
So which phone would you choose? Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro 23 (27.1%) Asus ROG Phone 6 62 (72.9%) Vote Total votes: 85Related comparisons
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