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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2021-06-07 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Matte White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | -- |
| 12.87 | 9.79 |
| 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 10.7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is much better than Galaxy S5 Plus, having a score of 94 against 78.1. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate construction is notably newer, but heavier and much thicker than Galaxy S5 Plus. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a higher number of cores.
Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit better display than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater number of pixels per inch of screen. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a much higher 7680x4320 video quality, a way more megapixels camera in the back, a larger camera aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited environments and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much higher quality videos and photos.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a much better battery performance than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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