Asus ROG Phone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 7 Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2021 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 7
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher pixel density: 395ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4800mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
- Lighter design: 200g vs 239g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2448 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.4:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (48-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1500 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 720 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.2 % | 88.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 6.2 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 173 mm (6.81 in) | 161.5 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 in) | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 10.3 mm (0.41 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 239 g (8.43 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Red - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 854 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2022 | 1428 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5719 | 3840 |
| CPU | 390204 | 262973 |
| GPU | 598350 | 294382 |
| Memory | 286564 | 147307 |
| UX | 300196 | 214686 |
| NanoReview Score | 1575314 | 919348 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.5 °C |
| Stability | 92 % | 67 % |
| Graphics Test | 79 fps | 33 fps |
| Graphics Score | 13314 | 5538 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4266 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 27.2 GB |
| UI Skin | ROG UI | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (69% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:01 h | 1:12 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:47 h | 07:28 h |
| Video Playback | 20:02 h | 13:15 h |
| Games | 06:50 h | 05:04 h |
| Standby Mode | 128 h | 105 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 28 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 60 | 70 |
| Preview | 56 | 72 |
| Zoom | 52 | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32C | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.4 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | EDGE/GPRS/GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA (HSDPA) 800 (19)/ 850(5/6) / 900(8) / 1700(4) / 1900 (2) / 2100 (1) | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B(1700/B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66/B2100)) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April, 2023 yr | January, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2023 yr | February, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 65 W | n/a |
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