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| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | -- |
| 2021-08-26 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.28 |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has an overall score of 84.9, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s general score of 84.2. The Asus ROG Phone 5s construction is a lot newer than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s, but it's a lot heavier and thicker. The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a greater amount of RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5s features a more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2448 resolution and a little bigger screen. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Asus ROG Phone 5s, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Asus ROG Phone 5s has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a way more mega pixels back-facing camera, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a lot higher image and video quality and a lot better video quality.
Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a superior battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 3300mAh.
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