Asus ROG Phone vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 04, 2018	Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$1099	$840

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches 158.8 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm	6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.05 oz (200.0 g)	6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; Yes	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.80% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 83.68% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR, 550 nits	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2960 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 630
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/512GB 8GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 12 mm	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,ad,tri-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ad	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,SlimPort	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 22, 2018 FCC ID value: MSQZ01QD	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.78 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg Phablet: 2.59 W/kg	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 3.94 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.58 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg Phablet: 3.68 W/kg

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$940

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$890

Links

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