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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2018-08-24 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy Note9 is just a bit better than Asus ROG Phone 5, having a global score of 87.1 against 84.7. The Galaxy Note9 is an older phone than Asus ROG Phone 5, but Samsung was able to build it lighter and thinner anyway. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a way worse 1080 x 2448 resolution and a bit inferior pixel quantity in each inch of display, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a much better storage to store more apps and games than Asus ROG Phone 5, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Asus ROG Phone 5's CPU is just as good as Samsung Galaxy Note9's processing unit, and although the Asus ROG Phone 5 has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a superior battery life than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better camera than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light images and video, it also counts with a lot higher 7680x4320 video quality, a way bigger sensor taking way better quality videos and photos and a back camera with a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution.
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