Asus ROG Phone 5s vs Apple iPhone 17

799 USD

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Asus Mobiles

Apple iPhone

Asus ROG Phone 5s

iPhone18,3, A3520, A3258, A3519, A3521

2021, August 16

2025, September 19

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Version 1 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 1700 - Version 2, Version 3

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - Version 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - Version 2, Version 4 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 - Version 3

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3520 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, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3258 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3519 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3521

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - Version 1 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - Version 2 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - Version 3 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - Version 4

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3520 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3258 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3519 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3521

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 1400/150 Mbps, 5G 4 Gbps DL

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

172.8 x 77.3 x 9.9 mm (6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 in)

149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)

238 g (8.40 oz)

177 g (6.24 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) RGB light panel (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)

Phantom Black, Storm White

Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender

AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

6.78 inches, 109.5 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio)

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2448 pixels (~395 ppi density)

1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

Android 11, ROG UI

iOS 26

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm)

Apple A19 (3 nm)

Octa-core (1x2.99 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Adreno 660

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

16GB/18GB

8GB

512GB

128GB/256GB/512GB NVMe

No

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF

48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm, 125˚ (ultrawide)

48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF

5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

24 MP, f/2.5, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Panorama, HDR

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.

1080p@30fps

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Li-Po 6000 mAh, non-removable

Li-Ion 3692 mAh

Fast charging 65W, 70% in 30 min, 100% in 52 min (advertised) Reverse charging 10W Power Delivery 3.0 Quick Charge 5

Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Symmetrical dual front-facing speakers with Dirac HD Sound 7-magnet stereo speaker with Cirrus Logic amplifier for louder, deeper and less distorted sound effect

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

5.3, A2DP, LE

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

Yes

Yes

No

USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), accessory connector, USB On-The-Go

USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort