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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2018-10-29 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 7.05 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 3.63 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is just a bit better than Asus ROG Phone, with an 80.9 score against 77.1. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active's design is a little bit thicker but lighter than the Asus ROG Phone. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a better screen than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone counts with much more storage for games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processing unit.
The Galaxy S6 Active features a very superior camera than Asus ROG Phone, although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low light images and video and a smaller sensor which provides a worse image and video quality, they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition.
Asus ROG Phone has a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy S6 Active is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, making this phone an obvious call.
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