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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 2018-10-29 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 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 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 3.63 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | 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 has an overall score of 77.1, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine's global score of 72.7. The Asus ROG Phone construction has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, but it's just a bit heavier. The Asus ROG Phone has a better performing processor than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ROG Phone also has a higher amount of RAM.
Asus ROG Phone has a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a way higher 1080 x 2160px resolution and much more pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine shoots greater photographs and videos than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing lower quality images and videos and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better low-light images and video.
The Asus ROG Phone counts with a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone features improved battery performance than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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