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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black Glare |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone II has a global score of 88, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note5's global score of 80.2. The Asus ROG Phone II body is noticeably newer than the Galaxy Note5's, but it is thicker and noticeably heavier. Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a little bit better screen than Asus ROG Phone II, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel amount in each inch of screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Asus ROG Phone II counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone II also has more RAM. Asus ROG Phone II features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal memory.
Asus ROG Phone II has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Asus ROG Phone II also has a larger aperture to capture better low-light images, a lot larger sensor providing a much better image quality, a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and higher video frame rates.
Asus ROG Phone II features a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 100% greater battery capacity.
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