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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-03-30 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | 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 |
| 4 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 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), having a overall score of 84.7 against 74.4. Although the Asus ROG Phone 5 is much newer than the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), it is much thicker and somewhat heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a bit better performance than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a brighter display than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because it has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels, a little bit higher pixels quantity per display inch and a little bit larger display. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because it has a 20 percent greater battery size. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because it has a larger camera aperture to take better low light captures, a back-facing camera with way more megapixels and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much better quality photos.
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