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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| -- | 8.40 ounces |
| -- | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Asus ROG Phone 5 is a bit better than Galaxy S6 Active, with an 84.7 score against 80.9. Galaxy S6 Active has a bit better CPU than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a graphics processor and a 64 bits CPU.
The Galaxy S6 Active has a little more vivid display than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel quantity in each inch in the screen and a bit higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Asus ROG Phone 5 features much more storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 takes greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a much better video resolution, a much higher 64 mega-pixels resolution camera, a much larger sensor taking lot better quality videos and photos and a larger camera aperture to capture better photos and videos in low-light environments.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 71 percent more battery size.
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