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 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 65W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Weighs 19 grams less
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 6
- 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
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1107K versus 1011K)
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (821 against 677 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
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 | 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 |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| 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 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
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 g (7.76 oz) | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IPX4 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | 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 | ~2513 GFLOPS | ~2765 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 235112 | 265173 |
| GPU | 440849 | 476559 |
| Memory | 171770 | 188898 |
| UX | 172512 | 185898 |
| Total score | 1011077 | 1107231 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 40.6 °C |
| Stability | 90% | 94% |
| Graphics test | 58 FPS | 62 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9781 | 10438 |
| Web score | 10402 | - |
| Video editing | 6029 | - |
| Photo editing | 36823 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10143 | - |
| Writing score | 18705 | - |
AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Smartphone Scores (60th and 31st place)
Memory
| 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 | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | Joy UI 13 | - |
| OS size | - | 25 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4650 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max 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 (68% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:18 hr | 1:02 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 |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 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 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro from DxOMark | - |
| 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 |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
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 |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 65 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Asus ROG Phone 6. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro.
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