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| Global Score | |
| 60 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 4.4, 4.3 | -- |
| 2014-01-06 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.41 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Purple, Red and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2580 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Saltwell (Dual-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2110mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has a global score of 83.3, which is way better than Asus ZenFone 5's 60 general score. Although Galaxy S9 is somewhat heavier than Asus ZenFone 5, it's thinner and notably newer. The Galaxy S9 features a superior processing power than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM.
The Galaxy S9 has a brighter display than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has a lot greater screen pixels density, a larger display and a way higher 1440 x 2960px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a way better camera than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has a way better 12 mega pixels resolution back facing camera, a way larger camera aperture for better captures in poorly lited environments and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy S9 has a superior battery life than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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