Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus) that was released on August 16 2021 against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 1 month 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 Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro

Has 3x more RAM: 18GB versus 6GB
Comes with 1648 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4352 mAh
Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Fingerprint scanner
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (887K versus 798K)
Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Has 2 SIM card slots

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Shows 14% longer battery life (43:44 vs 38:16 hours)
Supports wireless charging up to 7.5W
Optical image stabilization
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Asus
Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (1051 against 845 nits)
16% higher pixel density (458 vs 395 PPI)
Thinner bezels – 5.4% more screen real estate
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness ROG Phone 5s Pro 87 iPhone 13 Pro Max 91 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games ROG Phone 5s Pro 89 iPhone 13 Pro Max 87 Battery Battery life charging type and speed ROG Phone 5s Pro 90 iPhone 13 Pro Max 93 Camera Photo and video recording quality ROG Phone 5s Pro 64 iPhone 13 Pro Max 87 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission ROG Phone 5s Pro 89 iPhone 13 Pro Max 77 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation ROG Phone 5s Pro 80 iPhone 13 Pro Max 87

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: ROG Phone 5s Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro Max

Display

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.78 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2448 pixels	1284 x 2778 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	395 ppi	458 ppi
Refresh rate	144 Hz	120 Hz
Max rated brightness	800 nits	1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1200 nits	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	82%	87.4%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3

Display tests
RGB color space	-	99.9%
PWM	-	238 Hz
Response time	-	8.5 ms
Contrast	-	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto) ROG Phone 5s Pro 845 nits iPhone 13 Pro Max +24% 1051 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height	173 mm (6.81 inches)	160.8 mm (6.33 inches)
Width	77 mm (3.03 inches)	78.1 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness	9.9 mm (0.39 inches)	7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	238 gramm (8.4 oz)	240 gramm (8.47 oz)
Waterproof	No	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White Black	Black Silver Gold Blue Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	No

Screen-to-body ratio ROG Phone 5s Pro 82% iPhone 13 Pro Max +7% 87.4%

Performance

Tests of Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus	Apple A15 Bionic
Max. clock	2995 MHz	3200 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.995 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.24 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache	4 MB	-
Lithography process	5 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 660	Apple GPU
GPU clock	840 MHz	1200 MHz

Memory
RAM size	18 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2750 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	4	2

Storage
Storage size	512 GB	128 256 512 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) ROG Phone 5s Pro 1127 iPhone 13 Pro Max +56% 1757 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) ROG Phone 5s Pro 3545 iPhone 13 Pro Max +34% 4752 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 ROG Phone 5s Pro +11% 887043 iPhone 13 Pro Max 798603

CPU	221042	213823
GPU	339188	317561
Memory	147008	126792
UX	177766	136444
Total score	887043	798603

3DMark Wild Life Performance ROG Phone 5s Pro n/a iPhone 13 Pro Max 9483

Stability	-	82%
Graphics test	-	56 FPS
Graphics score	-	9483

AnTuTu 9 Rating Sources: 3DMark [3] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16)
ROM	ROG UI	-
OS size	-	13 GB

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	6000 mAh	4352 mAh
Charge power	65 W	27 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes	No
Fast charging	Yes (71% in 30 min)	Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:03 hr	1:46 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	14:00 hr	14:55 hr
Watching video	18:22 hr	20:14 hr
Gaming	06:16 hr	07:42 hr
Standby	110 hr	140 hr

General battery life ROG Phone 5s Pro 38:16 hr iPhone 13 Pro Max +14% 43:44 hr Phones With Long Battery Life (36th and 8th place)

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	64 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	9000 x 7000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Digital	Optical 3x
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Digital	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 30FPS	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	480 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	125°	120°
Lenses	3 (64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP)	4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7" Sony IMX686 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Sensor: 1/1.66" Sony IMX703 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	-	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 11 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9" (CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus
Macro lens	- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS)	-
Depth lens	-	- Pixel size: 1 micron
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	24 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	6000 x 4000	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.5	f/2.2
Focal length	35 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	-	1 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	-	1/3.6"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality ROG Phone 5s Pro n/a iPhone 13 Pro Max 144 Video quality ROG Phone 5s Pro n/a iPhone 13 Pro Max 119 Generic camera score ROG Phone 5s Pro n/a iPhone 13 Pro Max 137

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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
Bluetooth features	LE A2DP	LE A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	-
USB version	3.1	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS NAVIC	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Network
Number of SIM*	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support*	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat*	20	18
5G support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	Yes	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Speakers test Max. loudness ROG Phone 5s Pro n/a iPhone 13 Pro Max 80.2 dB

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	August 2021	September 2021
Release date	August 2021	September 2021
SAR (head)	-	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	0.98 W/kg
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor

*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data we think that the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 64 (77.1%) Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max 19 (22.9%) Vote Total votes: 83

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