Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11 |
| 2023-04-13 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2448 x 2080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | LCD |
| 472 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 7 is a bit better than the Galaxy XCover 5, with an 81.2 score against 78.1. Asus ROG Phone 7's body is notably newer than Galaxy XCover 5's, but it's much heavier and thicker. Both phones we compare here work with Android operating system, but Asus ROG Phone 7 has newer 13 version and Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11 version, so it gives some extra features and performance tweaks.
The Asus ROG Phone 7 features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way higher display pixels density, a larger display and a lot better resolution of 2080 x 2448. Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a much greater processing power than Asus ROG Phone 7, although it has 12 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 7 features a lot better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a lot higher resolution back facing camera and a much better 7680x4320 video quality. The Asus ROG Phone 7 has a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 7 features a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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