Asus ROG Phone 5s vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Comparison and Differences

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Asus ROG Phone 5s

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Asus ROG Phone 5s or Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Asus ROG Phone 5s Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
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Release date Exp. release 2021 Q4 2021, January 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 172.8 x 77.3 x 9.9 mm | 6.8 x 6.8 x 3.04 in 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.98 in
Weight 238 g | 8.4 oz 227 g | 8.01 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
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Colors Phantom Black, Storm White Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Battery 6000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.78" in 6.8" in
Screen area 109.5 cm2 112.1 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.0% 89.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2448 px 1440 x 3200 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 515 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - 144Hz
-HDR10+
-800 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
- Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1500 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Triple 108 MP, Quad
Camera specs -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)
-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
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 121
DxOMark Photo 128
DxOMark Video 98
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 40 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.5, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.7µm, PDAF
Functions Panorama, HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11, ROG UI Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm) - Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.99 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) - International
-Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China
GPU Adreno 660 Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 18GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 744835
Antutu 10 CPU 199654
Antutu 10 GPU 229735
Antutu 10 Mem 150252
Antutu 10 UX 199654
Antutu 9 Total 811860
Antutu 8 Total 638987
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1153
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3001
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 3920
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 4743
GeekBench 5 Single Core 921 960
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3087 3177

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100\
-4G - 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
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - Version 1
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 1400/150 Mbps, 5G 4 Gbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 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
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
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
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon only)
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
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--RGB light panel (on the back)
-Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
- Fast charging 65W, 70% in 30 min, 100% in 52 min
-Reverse charging 10W
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Quick Charge 5

- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 25W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
-Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Stylus support
Versions
- Versions: SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS (International); SM-G998U (USA); SM-G998U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G998W (Canada); SM-G998N (Korea); SM-G9980 (China)

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