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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2021-06-07 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Matte White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is much better than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, getting a 94 score against 78.1. Despite being the best in this comparison, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate design is thicker and much heavier than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy XCover 5, 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 has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a bigger screen, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2448px and more pixels per display inch. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution back camera and a much better video resolution.
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