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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-04-26 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 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 | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a general score of 84.7, which is a little bit better than Galaxy M30's 82.4 global score. Asus ROG Phone 5's body is noticeably newer than Galaxy M30's, although it's noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, 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 better screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite lower screen density, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2448 resolution and a little bit larger screen. Asus ROG Phone 5 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a much bigger sensor providing a way better image quality, a much higher video resolution, a way more mega-pixels camera and a bigger aperture.
The Galaxy M30 has much more storage to store more games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. Asus ROG Phone 5 has superior battery lifetime than Galaxy M30, because it has a 20 percent greater battery capacity.
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