Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-08-26 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5s is slightly better than Galaxy M30, getting an 84.9 score against 82.4. Both devices we compare here work with Android OS (Operating System), but Asus ROG Phone 5s has the previous 12 version and Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Asus ROG Phone 5s's design is much newer, but noticeably heavier and thicker than the Galaxy M30.
Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit inferior amount of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bit larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2448.
The Galaxy M30 counts with much more storage to store more apps and games than Asus ROG Phone 5s, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 5s captures much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a much better 64 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images and videos, a way higher 7680x4320 video definition and a lot larger sensor.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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