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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2021-06-07 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Matte White | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | PLS |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has an overall score of 94, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy M12's global score of 80. Despite being the best we are comparing here, we must tell that it is also a a bit heavier and just a bit thicker device. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a much sharper screen than Galaxy M12, because it has a little bigger screen, a better pixel amount per inch in the screen and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2448.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a much bigger memory for applications and games than Galaxy M12, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has just a little better performance than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy M12, because it has a lot higher 7680x4320 video quality, a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a lot better 64 megapixels resolution camera in the back. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate and the Samsung Galaxy M12 both have similar battery performance.
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