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| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-08-26 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5s is slightly better than Galaxy M21, with a overall score of 84.9 against 84.1. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Asus ROG Phone 5s has a more recent 12 version while Galaxy M21 has Android 11 version, so it provides you lots of additional features. The Asus ROG Phone 5s is a newer device than the Galaxy M21, but it's thicker and incredibly heavier.
Asus ROG Phone 5s features just a bit better screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a bit less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels, a bit bigger screen and a much brighter display. The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M21 counts with a quite bigger memory for apps and games than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 and Asus ROG Phone 5s count with extremely similar battery durations.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a bigger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality, a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution camera, a much better 7680x4320 video resolution and a bigger aperture.
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