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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12, 11 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2021-08-26 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Asus ROG Phone 5s is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M21, with a score of 84.9 against 84.1. Asus ROG Phone 5s is a newer phone than Samsung Galaxy M21, but it is incredibly heavier and thicker. These devices use Android OS, but Asus ROG Phone 5s has 12 version while Samsung Galaxy M21 has Android 11 version, giving you a lot of extra features and performance optimizations.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a just a little worse display density, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2448, a little bigger screen and a way brighter display. Asus ROG Phone 5s features a bit better performance than Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a lot higher 64 MP resolution camera, a bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and pictures, a way higher video resolution and a bigger camera aperture. The Galaxy M21 has a bigger memory for applications and games than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s and Galaxy M21 have extremely similar batteries performance.
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