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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| 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 |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 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
The Asus ROG Phone 3 is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a overall score of 86.3 against 75.8. The Asus ROG Phone 3 design is newer than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's incredibly thicker and notably heavier. Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit worse pixels quantity in each display inch, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a larger display. Asus ROG Phone 3 has more memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images, a much higher video resolution and a camera with a way higher resolution.
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