Apple iPhone 12 vs Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro

Apple iPhone 12

Announced On:October, 2020

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro

Announced On:November, 2024

Apple iPhone 12 vs Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro

Apple iPhone 12	Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro

Price
EUR: €279	EUR: €1,299
USD: $214	USD: $1,200
GBP: £209	GBP: £1,173
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: Rs.175,599	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)	163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight
164 g (5.78 oz)	227 g (8.01 oz)
Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Mini-LED (648 dots) programmable matrix (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple	Phantom Black
Models
A2403, A2172, A2402, A2404, iPhone13,2	AI2501-16G512G-BK, AI2501-24G1T-BK

Type
Display
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)	LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak) Always-On display
Size
6.1 inches, 90.2 cm² (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)	6.78 inches, 111.0 cm² (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
Protection
Ceramic Shield glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 Global
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 A2172	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 International
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave A2172	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 International

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 128GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB RAM	512GB ROM, 16GB RAM 1TB ROM, 24GB RAM
Storage Type
NVMe	UFS 4.0 NTFS support for external storage
Card Slot
No	No

Speed
Connectivity
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (Up to 7CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4, USB Type-C (bottom), OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
Primary: 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120" (ultrawide), 1/3.6"	Primary: 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS Secondary: 32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom Third: 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120" (ultrawide)
Camera Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.	8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Selfie Camera
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) Features: HDR Video: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS	32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm Features: Panorama, HDR Video: 1080p@30fps

Radio
Multimedia
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 14.1	Android OS, v15
Upgradable
Upgradable to iOS 18.3	Up to 2 major Android upgrades

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)	Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)	Adreno 830
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers 32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
Audio Jack
No	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
AnTuTu: 568674 (v8) GeekBench: 4067 (v5.1) GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 3042971 (v10) GeekBench: 10179 (v6) 3DMark: 6718 (Wild Life Extreme)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 2815 mAh (10.78 Wh)	5800 mAh
Standby
Up to 17 h (multimedia)
Charging
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) requires iOS 17.4 update	65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 46 min 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired
Music Play
Up to 65 h

Features
Additional Features
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

SAR EU
Misc
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

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