Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-29 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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 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 | 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 is slightly better than Galaxy M30s, having an 84.7 score against 83.3. Asus ROG Phone 5's design is newer, but a lot heavier and thicker than Galaxy M30s. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and a little bit bigger screen. The Galaxy M30s features more memory capacity for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Asus ROG Phone 5's battery lifetime is very similar to the Galaxy M30s one. The Asus ROG Phone 5 takes much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a way higher 7680x4320 video quality, a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a bigger sensor shooting higher quality photographs.
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