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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| 2021-04-26 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is slightly better than Asus ROG Phone 5, with an 87.1 score against 84.7. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 design is lighter and thinner than the Asus ROG Phone 5, although it was released 3 years before. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 and Asus ROG Phone 5 both feature quite similar CPUs, and although the Samsung Galaxy Note9 has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a just a little inferior amount of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite larger screen. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a much better memory to store more apps and games than Asus ROG Phone 5, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots a lot better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a way more mega-pixels back facing camera, a lot better video resolution and a way larger sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photographs.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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