Apple iPhone XS Max vs Asus ROG Phone 9

Apple iPhone XS Max

Announced On:September, 2018

Asus ROG Phone 9

Announced On:November, 2024

Apple iPhone XS Max vs Asus ROG Phone 9

Apple iPhone XS Max	Asus ROG Phone 9

Price
EUR: €269	EUR: €1,099
USD: $203	USD: $900
GBP: £165	GBP: £1,009
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: Rs.167,499	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)	163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight
208 g (7.34 oz)	227 g (8.01 oz)
Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m 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 (85 dots) programmable matrix (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Phantom Black, Storm White
Models
A1921, A2101, A2102, A2104, iPhone11,6	AI2501-12G256G-BK, AI2501-12G256G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-BK

Type
Display
Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM) 3D Touch	LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak) Always-On display
Size
6.5 inches, 102.9 cm² (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.78 inches, 111.0 cm² (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Brightness
625 nits max brightness (advertised) Dolby Vision HDR10 Wide color gamut 3D Touch True-tone 120Hz touch-sensing

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) for China	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, 46, 66 A2101	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, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 International

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, proprietary ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB RAM 512GB ROM, 4GB RAM	256GB ROM, 12GB RAM 512GB ROM, 16GB RAM
Storage Type
NVMe	UFS 4.0 NTFS support for external storage
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (Up to 7CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0Âµm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom	Primary: 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS Secondary: 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120" (ultrawide) Third: 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Camera Features
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Selfie Camera
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS	32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm Features: Panorama, HDR Video: 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.265
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 12	Android OS, v15
Upgradable
Upgradable to iOS 18	Up to 2 major Android upgrades
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)	Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)	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 and eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) for 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: 353210 (v7) GeekBench: 11432 (v4.4) GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 3007932 (v10) GeekBench: 10083 (v6) 3DMark: 6718 (Wild Life Extreme)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 3174 mAh, non-removable (12.08 Wh)	5800 mAh
Charging
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Wireless (Qi)	65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 46 min 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired
Talk Time
Up to 16 h (multimedia)
Music Play
Up to 65 h

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

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