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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 12, 11 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2021-08-26 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has an overall score of 84.9, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Note5's overall score of 80.2. Asus ROG Phone 5s's construction is newer, but way thicker and noticeably heavier than the Galaxy Note5. The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a bit better looking display than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2448px resolution and a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger display.
Asus ROG Phone 5s has a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has 4 GB more RAM. The Asus ROG Phone 5s has much more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy Note5, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better low-light captures, a camera in the back with way more MP, a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 5s has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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