Asus ROG Phone 8 vs Xiaomi 12S

Product
Asus ROG Phone 8
949 USD
Xiaomi 12S
950 USD

Price
949 USD
950 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Asus Mobiles
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
AI2401
Xiaomi 12S

Launch Date
2024, January 31
2022, July 07

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - International HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - USA
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
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 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
1, 3, 5, 8, 28 SA/NSA
Speed
SHSPA, LTE-A (Up to 7CA), 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

Dimensions
163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm or 8.7 mm
Weight
225 g (7.94 oz)
179 g / 182 g (6.31 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Illuminated RGB logo (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Phantom Black, Rebel Grey
Gray, White, Purple, Green

Type
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)
AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak), Touch Sampling Rate: Up to 240Hz, Color Gamut: DCI-P3 Color Gamut, Dolby Vision: Support, Peak Brightness: 1100nit, Contrast 5,000,000 : 1|HDR10+ |Sunshine Screen|12bit|Paper Eye Protection|360° Photosensitive| Heart Rate Monitor| Auto Brightness 2.0
Size
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.28 inches, 95.2 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~419 ppi density)

OS
Android 14
Android 12, MIUI 13
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Adreno 750
Adreno 730

RAM
12GB/16GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
256GB UFS 4.0
128GB/256GB/512GB
Card Slot
NTFS support for external storage
No

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
13 MP, f/2.4, 15mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
Lens 3
13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 30fps super night scene丨front and rear dual scenes | voice subtitles丨cute shot丨video filters Panorama, full-screen photo, gesture photo, front HDR, front screen soft halo , countdown photo
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm
32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
Features
Panorama, HDR
HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Capacity
5500 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging
65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min - International 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS - India 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired
Fast charging 67W, 100% in 42 min (advertised), Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 57 min (advertised), Reverse wireless charging 10W, Power Delivery 3.0, Quick Charge 4+

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum, Beidou: B1I + B1C+ B2a丨GPS: L1 + L5丨Galileo: E1 + E5a GLONASS: G1丨QZSS: L1 + L5丨NavIC: L5 A-GNSS丨Data Network Positioning丨Wi-Fi Network Positioning丨Sensor Assisted Positioning

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes 32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
No, 24-bit/192kHz audio Tuned by Harman Kardon

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Radio
No