Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix vs Samsung Galaxy S9

General Info

Manufacturer
Asus	Samsung
Announced
July 2020	February 2018
Status
Coming Soon - August 2020	Coming Soon, March 2018
Price
-	Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black	Various
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
171 x 78 x 9.9 mm (6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 in)	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
Weight
240 g (8.47 oz)	163 g (5.75 oz)
SIM Type
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	LTE
5G Network
41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA	-
Messaging
	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (In-display) RGB light panel (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)	- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED
-	Yes

OS
Android 10, ROG UI	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface
-	Samsung Experience
Processor
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) [Similar]	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]
GPU
Adreno 650 [Similar]	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	64 GB
External Memory
No	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

Type
AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Corning Gorilla Glass 6 HDR10+ 144Hz refresh rate 650 nits max. brightness (advertised)	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
1B colors	16M colors
Size
6.59 inches [Similar]	5.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (391 ppi)	1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
79.96%	84.00%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF 13 MP, f/2.4, 125˚, 11mm (ultrawide)) 5 MP, f/2.0, (macro) HDR, Panorama	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
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 0.9Âµm Panorama, HDR, [Similar]	8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 4.0 Gbps DL	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
Two (side 3.1, bottom 2.0) Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; accessory connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
Yes	HTML5

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

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast charging 30W Quick Charge 4.0 Reverse charging 10W	Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
6000 mAh	3000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-