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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 12, 11 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2021-08-26 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Phantom Black and Storm 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+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| 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 5s has a general score of 84.9, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A40's score of 79.6. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Asus ROG Phone 5s has 12 version and Samsung Galaxy A40 has Android 11. Asus ROG Phone 5s's construction is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A40's, but it's incredibly thicker and extremely heavier.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a little better processing power than Galaxy A40, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has 4 GB more RAM. The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A40, because although it has a quite worse count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2448px.
Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with more storage capacity for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3100mAh.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a lot more mega pixels back camera, a much bigger back camera sensor which provides a way better image and video quality and a lot higher video resolution.
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