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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2018-10-20 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 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 7885 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 |
| 9.9 | 12.87 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 is slightly better than Galaxy A7 (2018), with a global score of 84.7 against 84.2. Even though the Asus ROG Phone 5 is much newer than Galaxy A7 (2018), it is notably thicker and extremely heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little lower quantity of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2448 resolution and a little bigger display.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a very superior memory for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and video, it also counts with a camera with a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photos and a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has an 82 percent bigger battery capacity.
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