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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-06-07 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Matte White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has an overall score of 94, which is much better than the Galaxy M40's 85 score. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate design is newer than Galaxy M40's, but it's thicker and much heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a brighter screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a little worse pixels count per inch of screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2448px resolution and a little bit larger display.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy M40, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 384 GB more internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy M40, and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has 12 GB more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a back camera with lot more MP and a lot better video resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a way better battery duration than Galaxy M40, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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