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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2016-01-01 | 2021-06-07 |
| 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 | Matte 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 | 18 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 17.6 |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a global score of 94, which is way better than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s 74.9 overall score. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate construction is extremely newer, but incredibly thicker and heavier than the Galaxy A9 (2016). The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a better processor than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a better display than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a quite higher number of pixels in each inch in the screen, a slightly better 1080 x 2448 resolution and a little bit larger screen. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a very superior camera than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light images and video, a lot better 7680x4320 video definition and a back facing camera with a much better 64 mega-pixels resolution.
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