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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-06-07 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Matte White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is better than Samsung Galaxy M30, with a global score of 94 against 82.4. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate's body is noticeably newer than Samsung Galaxy M30's, although it's thicker and noticeably heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has 12 GB more RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a sharper screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit worse display pixels density, it also counts with a little bit larger screen and a slightly better 1080 x 2448 resolution. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 5000mAh. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate shoots way better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a much larger sensor which offers a much better image and video quality, a much more mega-pixels camera in the back, a much better video resolution and a larger aperture for better captures and video in low light environments.
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