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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-07-23 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black glare |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is slightly better than Galaxy M21, with a global score of 87.4 against 84.1. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is a thicker and much heavier cellphone than Galaxy M21. These phones have Android operating system, but the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has older 10 version and Galaxy M21 has Android 11 version.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a quite worse pixels density, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also counts with a bit larger screen and much more brightness.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a quite bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition and Samsung Galaxy M21 feature extremely similar batteries. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better images in low light environments, a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a way higher video resolution and a camera with a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution.
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