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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-01 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 3 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a general score of 84.7, which is much better than the Galaxy J7 (2017)'s 73.5 general score. The Asus ROG Phone 5 is a notably newer phone than Galaxy J7 (2017), but it's a lot thicker and extremely heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a just a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 5 GB more RAM. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better battery life than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 5 captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low light photos, it also counts with a way higher resolution back facing camera and a much higher video definition.
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