Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 12, 11 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2021-08-26 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 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+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| 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
The Galaxy Note9 is just a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 5s, with an 87.1 score against 84.9. Galaxy Note9 is an a lot older phone than Asus ROG Phone 5s, but Samsung was able to make it thinner and somewhat lighter anyway. Asus ROG Phone 5s features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a just a bit lower screen density, it also counts with a little bit larger display.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy Note9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a lot better camera than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low light captures, it also counts with a way higher 7680x4320 video quality, a much bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back facing camera with way more MP.
The Galaxy Note9 has a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 5s, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery size.
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