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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | PLS |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a score of 84.7, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy M12's 80 overall score. Asus ROG Phone 5 is an a bit heavier and just a little thicker phone than Galaxy M12. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much better screen than Galaxy M12, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2448px resolution, a quite bigger screen and more pixels per inch of screen.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy M12 has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy M12, because it has a camera with a much better 64 mega pixels resolution, a lot higher video quality and a larger diafragm aperture for better photos and videos in low-light situations. The Asus ROG Phone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy M12 have similar batteries.
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