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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2021-06-07 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Matte White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| 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 805 APQ8084 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Krait 450 (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 420 (500 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 + 2.10 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 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 |
| 9.79 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 is way better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, having a global score of 94 against 78.1. Even though Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, it's a lot thicker and much heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a slightly better screen than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little higher pixels count per display inch. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a larger camera aperture, a much better resolution back facing camera, a lot better 7680x4320 video quality and a way bigger camera sensor.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 496 GB more internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a really longer battery life than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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