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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| 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 Strix Edition is much better than the Galaxy S5 Active, with a general score of 87.4 against 75.6. These devices use Android operating system, but the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has the previous 10 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version. Even though Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is newer than the Galaxy S5 Active, it's incredibly heavier and thicker.
The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little sharper screen than Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel density. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a much longer battery life than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 114% larger battery size.
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