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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-07-23 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black glare | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), having a overall score of 87.4 against 75.8. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition design is notably newer than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it is notably heavier and thicker. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a little bit better display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition takes much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture, a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution and a much more mega-pixels camera.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 100 percent more battery size.
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