Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2021-04-26 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a global score of 84.7, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's overall score of 78.1. The Asus ROG Phone 5 body is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's, but it's much thicker and notably heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a much worse screen pixels density and a little bit lower 1080 x 2448px resolution, it also counts with a bigger display.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 4 more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 5 takes much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot more megapixels back camera, a way bigger sensor shooting much higher quality photos and videos and a lot higher video quality.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3600mAh.
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