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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| 2021-06-07 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Matte White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is better than Galaxy S9, having a overall score of 94 against 83.3. Although the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is notably newer than Galaxy S9, it's thicker and noticeably heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features just a bit better performance than Galaxy S9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a slightly better display than Galaxy S9, because although it has a way worse display density and a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels, it also counts with a larger display. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has a 100% larger battery size. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a very superior camera than Galaxy S9, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a way bigger sensor, a way better 7680x4320 video resolution and a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
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