Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 13 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2023-04-13 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 8.43 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Storm White |
| Plastic and Plastic | 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 2080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 472 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate has an overall score of 81.2, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A40's overall score of 79.6. Both phones we are comparing come with Android operating system, but the Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate has newer 13 version while Galaxy A40 has Android 11, providing the user some extra features and some performance improvements. Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate's body is incredibly newer, but noticeably heavier and a lot thicker than the Galaxy A40.
Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a much faster processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy A40 features a bit more vivid display than Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, although it has a little bit worse screen pixels density, a way worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little smaller screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate counts with a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A40, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 3100mAh.
The Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate features a way better camera than Galaxy A40, because it has a lot bigger camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and photos, a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a lot better 7680x4320 video quality.
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