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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-07-23 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black glare | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has an overall score of 87.4, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A40's general score of 79.6. Although Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A40, it's notably heavier and thicker. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has an older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy A40 has Android 11.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a better performing processing unit than Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has 4 GB more RAM. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a bit better screen than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little worse screen density, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also counts with a little bigger display.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light captures, it also counts with a much larger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality photographs, a camera with way more mega-pixels and a much higher video quality.
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