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Asus ROG Phone


Samsung Galaxy A40


Asus ROG Phone
Samsung Galaxy A40

Released in October 2018. Features 6.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,160 pixels and 402 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 with up to 8 GB memory and 512 GB storage. It has 4,000 mAh battery.

Released in April 2019. Features 5.9 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels and 437 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7904 with up to 4 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,100 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Higher screen refresh rate
  • More memory
  • May have more storage
  • Much more processing power (33%)
  • Much better battery capacity (22%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (50%)
  • Much lighter (43%)
  • Thinner (5%)
  • Better quality screen (8%)
  • Probably better rear camera


Specifications

Asus ROG Phone Samsung Galaxy A40
Specifications
Brand Asus Samsung
Model - -
Release Date October 2018 April 2019
Operating System ROG UI (Android 8.1) One UI (Android 9.0)
Dimensions
Size 158.8 x 76.2 x 8.3 mm
6.25 x 3.00 x 0.33 in
144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in
Weight 200 g
7.05 oz
140 g
4.94 oz
Screen
Size 6.0 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 2,160 pixels 1,080 x 2,340 pixels
PPI 402 437
Features OLED, 90Hz OLED
Cameras
Rear Dual camera
12 MP f/1.8 Wide
8 MP f/2.0 Ultra Wide
Dual camera
16 MP f/1.7 Wide
5 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
Front 8 MP f/2.0 Wide 25 MP f/2.0 Wide
Storage
Memory 8 GB 4 GB
Fixed 128 GB
512 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Removable - microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845
Octa-core processor
10 nm
Samsung Exynos 7904
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.96 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
4x 1.70 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
2x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 630 Mali-G71 MP2
Battery
Capacity 4,000 mAh 3,100 mAh
Features Fast charging 30W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Asus ROG Phone Samsung Galaxy A40

Asus ROG Phone

Samsung Galaxy A40

6.0"
200 g
7.05 oz

5.9"
140 g
4.94 oz