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| Global Score | |
| 89.1 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2022-01-11 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| -- | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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
Galaxy S21 FE has a general score of 89.1, which is a little bit better than Asus ROG Phone 5's global score of 84.7. Galaxy S21 FE is a much thinner and incredibly lighter cellphone than the Asus ROG Phone 5, although both of them were only released 9 months apart. The Galaxy S21 FE and the Asus ROG Phone 5 count with really similar CPUs, and although the Asus ROG Phone 5 has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a slightly better screen than Galaxy S21 FE, because although it has a bit inferior pixels quantity in each inch of display, it also counts with a quite bigger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2448px resolution. Asus ROG Phone 5 captures a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy S21 FE, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a way better 7680x4320 video quality and a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
Asus ROG Phone 5's memory to install games and applications is just as good as Galaxy S21 FE's one, they have the same 128 GB internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 5 features greater battery life than Galaxy S21 FE, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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