Asus ROG Phone 9 FE vs Apple iPhone 16e
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Announced | |
| February 2025 | February 2025 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - February 2025 | Coming Soon - February 2025 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 59,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Phantom Black | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in) |
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 225 g (7.94 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | - |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| 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 | 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 - A3212, A3408 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 - A3409 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 - A3410 |
| 5G Network | |
| 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3212, A3408 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3409 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410 |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Mini-LED (341 dots) programmable matrix (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers) |
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
Display
| Type | |
| FHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen 185Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10, 1600 Nits (HBM), 2500 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen HDR10, 800 Nits (HBM), 1200 Nits (peak) Ceramic Shield Glass Protection |
| Colors | |
| 1B colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.78 inches [Similar] | 6.1 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 2400 pixels (388 ppi) | 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | |
| 88.30% | 87.25% |
| Multi-Touch | |
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Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 15, up to 2 major Android upgrades | iOS 18.4 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) [Similar] | Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz), Apple A18 (3 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 750 [Similar] | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 16 GB [Browse Similar] | 8 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 GB | 512 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP [Similar] | 48 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash |
| Features | |
| 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) HDR, Panorama |
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS HDR, Panorama, 3D (spatial) Audio |
| Video | |
| 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+ | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. |
| Front Camera | |
|
32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm Panorama, HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
12 MP, f/1.9, (wide) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, HDR [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| 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/6, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| GPS | |
| GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 GB, 16 GB RAM UFS 4.0 NTFS support for external storage |
512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB 8 GB RAM NVMe |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired |
Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging Wired, 50% in 30 min 7.5W wireless (Qi) |
| Capacity | |
| 5500 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |