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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-07-23 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black glare | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | PLS |
| 390 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has an overall score of 87.4, which is just a bit better than Galaxy M12's 80 general score. Although it's the best cellphone in this review, Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition's design is a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker than the Galaxy M12. Both phones in this comparison have the same Android 10 operating system, so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding that.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a lot better looking screen than Galaxy M12, because it has a little bit larger screen, more pixels per screen inch and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a little bit better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy M12, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M12 has a battery life that's just as good as the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition one.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition captures greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution, a bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos and a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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