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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-07-23 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black glare |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 87.4 score against 75.8. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is a extremely newer device than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is noticeably thicker and much heavier. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit worse display density, it also counts with a larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos, a lot higher video quality and a camera in the back with way more megapixels.
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