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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 5 has a global score of 84.7, which is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 score. Asus ROG Phone 5 is a noticeably newer device than the Galaxy A5 (2017), although it is notably heavier and extremely thicker. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much better looking screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little bit lower quantity of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and a really bigger screen. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a greater memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger aperture to take better images and videos in low light environments, a back camera with much more MP and a way better 7680x4320 video definition. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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