Asus Rog Phone 5 256gb vs Google Pixel 8a

Should you buy Asus ROG Phone 5 256GB or Google Pixel 8A? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis ...of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Network Connectivity, Multimedia and more.

SpecificationsAsus ROG Phone 5 256GBGoogle Pixel 8A
Price57999.052999.0
Battery6000 mAh4492 mAh
Operating SystemAndroid v11Android v14
Camera64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP And 24 MP64 MP + 13 MP And 13 MP
Display6.78 inches (17.22 cm)6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
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Key Specs

Battery

6000 mAh 4492 mAh

Display

6.78 inches (17.22 cm) 6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Front Camera

24 MP 13 MP

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Google Tensor G3

RAM

12 GB 8 GB

Rear Camera

64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP 64 MP + 13 MP

Battery

Capacity

6000 mAh 4492 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Hyper, 65W Yes, Fast, 18W

Removable

No No

Type

Li-Polymer -

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Wireless Charging

- Yes

Design

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Back: Plastic

Colours

Phantom Black, Storm White Aloe, Bay, Porcelain, Obsidian

Height

172.8 mm 152.1 mm

Ruggedness

- Dust proof

Thickness

10.2 mm 8.9 mm

Waterproof

- Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IP67

Weight

238 grams 188 grams

Width

77.2 mm 72.7 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

20:4:9 20:9

Bezel-less display

Yes Yes with punch-hole display

Brightness

800 nits -

Display Type

AMOLED OLED

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

Yes, HDR 10+ Yes

Pixel Density

395 ppi 431 ppi

Refresh Rate

144 Hz 120 Hz

Resolution

1080x2448 px (FHD+) 1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm) 6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.95 % 81.24 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Camera Features

- Fixed Focus

Camera Setup

Single Single

Resolution

24 MP f/2.5, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(27 mm focal length, 0.9µm pixel size) 13 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle, Primary Camera(20 mm focal length, 1.12µm pixel size)

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps -
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General

Brand

Asus Google

Custom UI

ROG UI -

Launch Date

March 10, 2021 (Official) May 7, 2024

Operating System

Android v11 Android v14

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Motion Autofocus autofocus

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Triple Dual

Flash

Yes, LED Flash Yes, Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels 8000 x 6000 Pixels

OIS

- Yes

Resolution

64 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 1.7" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)13 MP f/2.4, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(11 mm focal length)5 MP f/2.0, Macro Camera 64 MP f/1.89, Wide Angle (80° field-of-view), Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 1.73" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)13 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(1.12µm pixel size)

Sensor

IMX686, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor -

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

- Slo-motion

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm USB Type-C

FM Radio

No No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Stereo Speakers

- Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.2 Yes, v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 TDD N38 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 TDD N38 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1700/2100 / 1900 / 800 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging 3.2, Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO Yes, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Octa core (2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 + 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680) Nona Core (3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 + 2.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 + 2.15 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510)

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Google Tensor G3

Co-Processor

- Titan M2

Fabrication

5 nm 4 nm

Graphics

Adreno 660 Immortalis-G715s MC10

RAM

12 GB 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5 LPDDR5X

RAM type

LPDDR5 LPDDR5X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

No No

Internal Memory

256 GB 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1

USB OTG

Yes Yes
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