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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-07-23 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black glare |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 3 has an overall score of 86.3, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's overall score of 75.6. The Asus ROG Phone 3 design is notably newer than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's, but it's somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier. Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little bit better looking display than Asus ROG Phone 3, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels number per inch of display.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 3 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 114% larger battery size. Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a back-facing camera with a much higher 64 mega-pixels resolution and a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution.
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