Asus ROG Phone II vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 22, 2019	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$800

Design

Dimensions
6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 inches 170.99 x 77.6 x 9.48 mm	5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Weight
8.47 oz / 240.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Glare	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 80.24% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 600 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 391 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1531 (Good)
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2960 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 740
Memory
12GB (LPDDR4)/512GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/1000GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2023
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5180
3D Mark High
Untested	3807
3D Mark Low
Untested	2079

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Battery

Type
6000 mAh	3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, USB Power Delivery	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

15h 21min

Video

8h 6min

Gaming

8h 1min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 11 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 64 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
24 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,ad,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ad	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 13, 2019 FCC ID value: MSQI001D	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS911U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.04 W/kg Body: 0.83 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.24 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	1000GB
Colors	Matte Black
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$860

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

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