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| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | -- |
| 2021-08-26 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has an overall score of 84.9, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S8's 81.7 global score. Even though the Asus ROG Phone 5s is way newer than Samsung Galaxy S8, it is thicker and way heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has 4 GB more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy S8, because although it has a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a lot worse screen density, it also counts with a larger screen. Galaxy S8 has a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and videos, it also counts with a way higher resolution back camera, a much better video resolution and a much larger back-facing camera sensor shooting much better quality videos and pictures.
Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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