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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2016-01-01 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black Glare |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone II has a score of 88, which is better than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s overall score of 74.9. The Asus ROG Phone II is a noticeably newer cellphone than the Galaxy A9 (2016), but it's noticeably thicker and somewhat heavier. The Asus ROG Phone II features a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a bit better screen density, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bigger display.
Asus ROG Phone II features much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone II features a superior CPU than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone II also has a higher amount of RAM.
Asus ROG Phone II features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 50% bigger battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone II has a lot better camera than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Asus ROG Phone II also has a larger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and videos, better 60 frames per second video frame rate and a much more megapixels camera.
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