Asus ROG Phone 3 ZS661KS vs HTC U12+

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100 - A version; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - B version

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 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 - A version; LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - B version

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 49, 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79; SA/NSA - A version; 5G band 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - B version

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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LTE-A speed

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LTE-A, (5CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
5G speed

4.4 Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

Front/back glass & aluminum frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

171 mm

156.6 mm
Width

78 mm

73.9 mm
Thickness

9.9 mm

8.7 mm
Weight

240 g

188 g
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

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IP68
Build features

RGB light panel (on the back), Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)

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Colors

Black

Ceramic Black, Flame Red, Translucent Blue

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super LCD6 capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.59 inches

6.0 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1440 x 2880 pixels
Pixel density

391 ppi

537 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

HDR10+, 144Hz refresh rate, 650 nits max. brightness

DCI-P3 & HDR10 compliant
DxOMark display score

70

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
13 MP, f/2.4 , 11 mm

16 MP, f/2.6 , 1 µm
5 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera resolution

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4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

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

2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection & laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Electronic image stabilization

-

gyro-EIS
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR video
Primary camera video stereo sound record

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24-bit/96kHz
Camera features

HDR, Panorama

Geo-tagging, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus
DxOMark photo

-

106
DxOMark video

-

95
DxOMark camera score

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103

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ad

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.1 (side), Type-C 2.0 (bottom)

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB connector

Accessory connector

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Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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GNSS

Yes

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Features
Messaging SMS

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SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

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MMS
Messaging Email

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Email
Messaging Push Email

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Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity