Asus ROG Phone 3 ZS661KS vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Comparison and Differences
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Asus ROG Phone 3 ZS661KS or Xiaomi Redmi 9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Asus ROG Phone 3 ZS661KS | Xiaomi Redmi 9 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, July 22 | 2020, June 10 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 171 x 78 x 9.9 mm | 6.73 x 6.73 x 3.07 in | 163.3 x 77 x 9.1 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.03 in | |
| Weight | 240 g | 8.47 oz | 198 g | 6.98 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black Glare | Carbon Gray, Sunset Purple, Ocean Green, Pink/Blue | |
| Battery | 6000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 5020 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | $ 640 | $ 130 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 1B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.59" in | 6.53" in | |
| Screen area | 106.6 cm2 | 104.7 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 79.9% | 83.2% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 391 PPI | 395 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -144Hz refresh rate -650 nits max. brightness |
- 400 nits typ. brightness | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Triple | 13 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.4, 125˚, 11mm (ultrawide) -5 MP, f/2.0, (macro) |
-13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 118° (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm | 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide) | |
| Functions | Panorama, HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10, ROG UI | Android 10, MIUI 12 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) | - Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) | - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Adreno 650 | Mali-G52 MC2 | |
| External memory | No | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM | 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 268890 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 93652 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 38433 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 62918 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 93652 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 632274 | 201917 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 410 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1295 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1090 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1074 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 952 | 358 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3245 | 1287 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - A versionHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - B version -4G - 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 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G 4.4 Gbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
| USB | Two (side 3.1, bottom 2.0) Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; accessory connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation | SAR - 0.74 W/kg (head) 1.50 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.91 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.91 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | Wireless FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- --RGB light panel (on the back) -Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers) - Fast charging 30W -Power Delivery 3.0 -Quick Charge 4.0, 3.0 -Reverse charging 10W |
- Fast charging 18W |
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