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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| 2021-04-26 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Asus ROG Phone 5 is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), having an 84.7 score against 75.8. Asus ROG Phone 5's design is a lot newer than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's much thicker and heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little worse screen pixel density, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2448 resolution and a way larger display.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a greater camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a back facing camera with a much higher 64 mega-pixels resolution and a much higher 7680x4320 video definition. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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