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Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

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Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Launch
Release Date
Jun, 2021 Jan, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android 11
UI
ROG UI One UI 3.1
Dimensions
172.8 x 77.3 x 10.3 mm (6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 in) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight
238 g 227 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
Touch sensor; ROG Vision monochrome PMOLED display (on the back)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus support
Color Options
Matte White Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Display Specifications
Technology
AMOLED, 1B colors Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size
6.78 inches
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6.8 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2448 pixels (~395 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
144Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) brightness 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 6000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,5000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 65W, 70% in 30 min, 100% in 52 min
Reverse charging 10W
Power Delivery 3.0
Quick Charge 5
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
GPU
Adreno 660 Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory & Storage
Ram
18GB RAM 12/16GB RAM
Storage Memory
512GB Built-in 128/256/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 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)
Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fp , 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Show more

Front
24 MP, f/2.5, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm
Panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), accessory connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Extra
NA FM radio (Snapdragon model only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 820 USD $1,342
Resale Value
Moderate Very High
Comparison Result
Score
3 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
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