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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2021-06-07 | -- |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | -- |
| Matte White | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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 better than the Galaxy S6 Active, having a 94 score against 80.9. The Galaxy S6 Active features a bit better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with an additional GPU and a 64 bits processor.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a little more vivid display than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 2560 x 1440px resolution and a better pixels density. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a superior battery performance than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate shoots greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a back camera with way more megapixels, a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution, a bigger aperture for better low-light photography and videos and a way larger sensor.
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