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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-04-26 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Exynos 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 + 25.00 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 | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.12 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 has an overall score of 84.7, which is a bit better than Galaxy A40's global score of 79.6. Asus ROG Phone 5 is a incredibly newer cellphone than the Galaxy A40, although it is heavier and extremely thicker. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a little worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a larger screen and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2448. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a way better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for shooting photos and video in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking lot higher quality pictures and videos, a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a much better video definition.
Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy A40, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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