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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-10-29 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 3.63 |
| 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 | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone, with a score of 84.2 against 77.1. Even when Galaxy A7 (2018) and Asus ROG Phone were only released 0 months apart, Galaxy A7 (2018) is lighter and somewhat thinner. Asus ROG Phone has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a just a little worse display density and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, they both have a screen of the same size.
Asus ROG Phone counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 384 GB more internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone has superior battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much better camera than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rates and a smaller sensor capturing less light and dull colors, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography.
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