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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M31s is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 5, getting a score of 88 against 84.7. Samsung Galaxy M31s's design is somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner than Asus ROG Phone 5, although they were only released 9 months apart. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M31s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a little bit bigger display. Galaxy M31s counts with a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M31s also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy M31s, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same back-facing camera sensor size and a 64 megapixels resolution back camera, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a way better 7680x4320 video definition. Galaxy M31s has a battery performance that is just as good as the battery lifetime in Asus ROG Phone 5.
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