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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2021-06-07 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Matte White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a score of 94, which is way better than the Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 overall score. Although Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is much newer than the Galaxy S5 Active, it is a lot heavier and somewhat thicker. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and more processing cores.
The Galaxy S5 Active features a bit sharper screen than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of display. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a greater camera than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a lot higher video resolution and a way better resolution back facing camera.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features much more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 114% bigger battery capacity.
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