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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2020-07-23 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black glare |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A30, getting an 87.4 score against 79.6. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition design is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A30's, but it is a lot heavier and noticeably thicker. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a better CPU than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a brighter screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a just a bit inferior pixel quantity per inch of screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also counts with a little bit bigger display.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A30, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for capturing images and videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way better quality videos and pictures and a camera with a much better 64 mega pixels resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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