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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2021-06-07 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Matte White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 11.00mm 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a score of 94, which is much better than Galaxy A40's global score of 79.6. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate's body is newer than Galaxy A40's, but it's a lot heavier and much thicker. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has 14 GB more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a bit worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bigger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2448 resolution. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a much better storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a greater camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light images and videos, it also counts with a much larger sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality, a lot more mega pixels camera and a much higher video quality.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a very superior battery duration than Galaxy A40, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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