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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2016-01-01 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), with a global score of 84.7 against 74.9. The Asus ROG Phone 5 construction is much newer, but somewhat heavier and incredibly thicker than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016). The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a quite higher pixel number in each inch of display, a bit larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2448 resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a little better processing power than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a larger aperture for better images and video in poorly lited situations, a lot better video definition and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 50% more battery size.
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