Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.1 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| 2018-10-29 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 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 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 3.63 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A50 is a bit better than Asus ROG Phone, getting a general score of 83.8 against 77.1. Samsung Galaxy A50 is a somewhat lighter and thinner cellphone than Asus ROG Phone, although both of them were only released 5 months apart. Asus ROG Phone has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A50, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px, a just a bit lower amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit smaller display.
Asus ROG Phone has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A50, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Asus ROG Phone counts with just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A50, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A50's battery duration is just as good as Asus ROG Phone's battery duration. The Galaxy A50 counts with a much better camera than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor providing a lower image quality and worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy A50 is also by far the cheapest, which makes this phone a great choice.
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