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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2017-07-04 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 is much better than Galaxy J5 (2017), getting a global score of 84.7 against 71.8. The Asus ROG Phone 5 design is a lot newer, but a lot thicker and much heavier than the Galaxy J5 (2017). The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a way better screen than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a greater number of pixels per display inch, a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and a really bigger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 6 GB more RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 6000mAh battery size. The Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a way better video quality.
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