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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 is just a bit better than the Galaxy XCover 5, having an 84.7 score against 78.1. Even being the best device we are comparing, the Asus ROG Phone 5 is a thicker and way heavier device than the Galaxy XCover 5. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way better 1080 x 2448 resolution, a bigger display and a higher count of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy XCover 5 features a very superior memory to install applications and games than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 1 TB. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a lot better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a much better 7680x4320 video quality and a back camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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