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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone II has a score of 88, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 general score. Although Asus ROG Phone II is incredibly newer than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, it is a little bit thicker and much heavier. Asus ROG Phone II features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S5 Active features just a bit better screen than Asus ROG Phone II, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little greater pixels count in each screen inch. Asus ROG Phone II features a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
Asus ROG Phone II features a very superior battery life than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 114 percent bigger battery size. The Asus ROG Phone II takes a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video quality, the Asus ROG Phone II also has faster video frame rates and a way better 48 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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