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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2018-03-16 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a general score of 84.7, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S9's 83.3 score. Asus ROG Phone 5's design is incredibly newer, but thicker and noticeably heavier than the Galaxy S9. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a little sharper display than Galaxy S9, because although it has a way lower pixel count per display inch and a way lower 1080 x 2448 resolution, it also counts with a larger display.
Galaxy S9 counts with a better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 400 GB. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S9, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S9, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low light images, it also counts with a way higher 7680x4320 video quality, a lot more mega pixels back facing camera and a much larger sensor which provides a lot better photo and video quality.
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