Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Asus ROG Phone 5

Samsung Galaxy S9
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Asus ROG Phone 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus
Announced February 2018 2021, March 10
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Phantom Black, Storm White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
172.8 x 77.3 x 10.3 mm
(6.8 x 3.04 x 0.41 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 238 g (8.4 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - Version A / 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 - Version B, Version C
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - Version A / 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - Version B, Version C
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
RGB light panel (on the back)
Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
DTS:X stereo speakers (2 dedicated amplifiers)
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 11
User Interface Samsung Experience ROG UI
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 [Similar]
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar]
Adreno 660 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ AMOLED Screen
144Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M colors 1B Colour
Size 5.8 inches [Similar] 6.78 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2448 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 81.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm, 125˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm
Panorama, HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), accessory connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256GB, 12 GB RAM or 128GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 65W
Power Delivery 3.0
Quick Charge 5
Reverse charging 10W
Capacity 3000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -