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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2017-07-04 | 2018-10-29 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 3.63 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone is just a bit better than Galaxy J5 (2017), with a global score of 77.1 against 71.8. The Asus ROG Phone design is newer, but way heavier and a little thicker than the Galaxy J5 (2017). The Asus ROG Phone counts with a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a larger display, more pixels per display inch and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2160px.
The Asus ROG Phone has a better performance than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Asus ROG Phone has much more memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory.
The Asus ROG Phone has longer battery life than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Galaxy J5 (2017) takes much better photographs and videos than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy J5 (2017) also counts with a bigger aperture to take better images and video in low light environments.
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