Asus ROG Phone 6 vs Phone 5
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Asus ROG Phone 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on July 5, 2022, against the Asus ROG Phone 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and came out 16 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 6
- Water-resistant body (IPX4 classification)
- Shows 13% longer battery life (36:34 vs 32:18 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1291K versus 973K)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- The phone is 1-year and 4-months newer
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1717 and 1524 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2448 pixels | 1080 x 2448 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.4:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 830 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.2% | 82% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 672 Hz | 568 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 173 mm (6.81 inches) | 173 mm (6.81 inches) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 10.3 mm (0.41 inches) | 9.9 mm (0.39 inches) |
| Weight | 239 g (8.43 oz) | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX4 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 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 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 792 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS | ~1622 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 342304 | 262888 |
| GPU | 454909 | 308625 |
| Memory | 225992 | 172150 |
| UX | 261256 | 229238 |
| Total score | 1291241 | 973738 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.6 °C | 40.9 °C |
| Stability | 94% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 62 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10441 | 5728 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14724 |
| Video editing | - | 7538 |
| Photo editing | - | 43685 |
| Data manipulation | - | 12806 |
| Writing score | - | 19470 |
AnTuTu Ranking List (42nd and 107th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12, 16 GB | 8, 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | - | ROG UI |
| OS size | 25 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (68% in 30 min) | Yes, Quick Charge 5 (70% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:02 hr | 1:05 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:50 hr | 11:04 hr |
| Watching video | 15:54 hr | 16:01 hr |
| Gaming | 06:03 hr | 06:14 hr |
| Standby | 110 hr | 95 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 125° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX686 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 |
- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 11 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4290 x 2800 | 6000 x 4000 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 27.5 mm | 35 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 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 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2022 | March 2021 |
| Release date | July 2022 | March 2021 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 65 W | - |
*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 Asus ROG Phone 6 is definitely a better buy.
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