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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 15 | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| -- | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| -- | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 424 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.22 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5800mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a score of 75.8, which is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro's 74.2 global score. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has an incredibly better display than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a lot smaller display. Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a way better processing power than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5800mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot higher 50 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
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