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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black Glare |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 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 | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone II is much better than Galaxy A40, with an 88 score against 79.6. Asus ROG Phone II's construction is thicker and a lot heavier than the Galaxy A40. Asus ROG Phone II features just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a quite worse pixels density, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Asus ROG Phone II also counts with a little bigger display.
The Asus ROG Phone II features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal memory. Asus ROG Phone II counts with a better processor than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone II also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone II has a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone II captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a back camera with lot more megapixels, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a much better image and video quality and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition.
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