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| Global Score | |
| 77.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| 2018-10-29 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 411 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 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | -- |
| 3.63 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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
Galaxy A7 (2018) is a bit better than Asus ROG Phone, getting a score of 84.2 against 77.1. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a thinner and somewhat lighter phone than the Asus ROG Phone, even though they were only released 0 months apart. Asus ROG Phone features a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a bit inferior pixels count per inch of display and a bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, they both have a same size display.
The Asus ROG Phone features a superior storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has 2 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a lot better camera than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a tinier sensor shooting lower quality photos and worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a larger aperture to capture better images and videos in low light environments.
Asus ROG Phone counts with greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 21% larger battery size.
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