Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-10-29 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 is just a bit better than Asus ROG Phone, having a score of 82.4 against 77.1. Although Galaxy M30 and Asus ROG Phone were released with only a couple of months difference, Galaxy M30 is a little thinner and lighter. The Asus ROG Phone counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a lot better camera than Asus ROG Phone, although it has a smaller camera sensor providing a lower image quality, worse 30 frames per second video frame rate and a tinier aperture, they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone features much more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy M30, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 384 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy M30 counts with better battery performance than Asus ROG Phone, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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