Asus ROG Phone 7 vs Google Pixel 7a

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 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 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - USA; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 - China

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GWKK3, G0DZQ; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66 - GHL1X, G82U8
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA; 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GWKK3; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G0DZQ; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GHL1X, G82U8
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload

LTE-A(CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-04

2023-05
Status

2023-04

2023-05

Design
Build

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

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM

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

Nano-SIM and eSIM
Height

173 mm

152 mm
Width

77 mm

72.9 mm
Thickness

10.3 mm

9 mm
Weight

239 g

193.5 g
Waterproof

IP54

IP67 (1.5m for 30 mins)
Dust proof

IP54

IP67
Build features

Illuminated RGB logo (on the back), pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)

-
Colors

Black, White

Charcoal, Coral, Sea, Snow

Display
Display type

AMOLED

OLED
Physical size

6.78 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2448 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

395 ppi

429 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Display features

165Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak)

Always-on display, HDR, 90Hz

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-X3

Dual-core 2.85 GHz Cortex-X1
CPU(second)

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715

dual-core 2.35 GHz Cortex-A78
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Google Tensor G2
GPU

Adreno 740

Mali-G710 MP7
Memory RAM

12, 16 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

256, 512 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

UFS 4.0, NTFS support for external storage

UFS 3.1

OS
OS

Android 13

Android 13

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 24 mm, 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.9 , 26 mm, 1/1.73" , 0.8 µm, 80˚ , 8x digital zoom
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 13 mm

(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera resolution

8190 x 6120 pixels

9280 x 2160 pixels
Primary camera video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Pro Video mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.5 , 29 mm, 1/3.2" , 0.7 µm

(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 20 mm, 1.12 µm, 95˚
Selfie camera resolution

-

4160 x 3120 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection, HDR

Face unlock, HDR, face detection
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

No
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers (2 amplifiers)

Yes, with stereo speakers
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

No

Connectivity
WLAN

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

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WiFi Tri-Band

Yes

Yes
USB

USB Type-C 3.1 (side), DisplayPort 1.4, USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom)

Type-C 3.2
USB connector

Accessory connector

-
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX Adaptive

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes
NavIC

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

6000 mAh

4385 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Quick Charge 5.0, 65W (100% in 42 min)

USB Power Delivery 3.0, 18W
Reverse charging

Yes, 10W

-
Fast wireless charging

-

Yes, 7.5W