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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11 | Android 12, 11 |
| 2021-01-29 | 2021-08-26 |
| 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 722.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 10.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) 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 |
| 10.78 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S21 has an overall score of 91.8, which is a little bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 5s's score of 84.9. Even when Samsung Galaxy S21 and the Asus ROG Phone 5s were released only 7 months apart, Samsung Galaxy S21 is incredibly lighter and thinner. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy S21 has the older 11 version while Asus ROG Phone 5s has Android 12 version.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a little bit better performance than Galaxy S21. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores. The Samsung Galaxy S21 features a bit better looking screen than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, it also counts with a little bit better pixels number per inch of screen and a little bit brighter screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a superior camera than Galaxy S21, and although they both have the same video quality and a same size aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has better video frame rate, a larger sensor shooting better quality videos and photographs and a way more megapixels camera in the back.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s's storage to install games and applications is very similar to the Galaxy S21 one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has a 50 percent larger battery capacity.
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