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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2021-04-26 | -- |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | -- |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has an overall score of 84.7, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active's 80.9 score. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features just a bit better screen than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a little higher 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S6 Active has a bit superior processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64 bits processor and an additional graphics co-processor.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a very superior battery life than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 captures a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a way bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a back-facing camera with a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution, a larger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and video and a lot higher video resolution.
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