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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| 2021-04-26 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A30, having an 84.7 score against 79.6. Asus ROG Phone 5's construction is noticeably newer, but thicker and extremely heavier than the Galaxy A30. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a just a bit worse pixels count per screen inch, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 and a bit bigger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A30 features a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy A30, because it has a 50% greater battery size. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photos and video, it also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality, a much higher resolution back facing camera and a way better 7680x4320 video quality.
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