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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-07-23 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black glare | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a general score of 87.4, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M21's overall score of 84.1. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has an older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy M21 has Android 11. Even being the best cellphone in our current comparison, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is a somewhat thicker and much heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy M21.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has more RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a bit better display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a quite worse screen pixel density, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also counts with a little bigger screen and a lot brighter display.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with more memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Galaxy M21's battery duration is just as good as the battery life in Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy M21, because it has a way better video definition, a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos and a lot more MP back-facing camera.
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