Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,301, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus scores 2,667, making Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM offers 6.59 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus offers 12 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus offers 10 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus delivers longer battery life with 14h 23m, while Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM delivers 12h 09m, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM equally at 8.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Asus ROG Phone 3 12GB RAM both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Spec Score

85%
84%

Release Date

15 Feb, 2020
16 Oct, 2020

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Snapdragon 865 Plus
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

10 MP
Wide Angle Lens
24 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
6000 mAh
25W Fast Charging
30W Hyper Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.0
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Gorgeous 120Hz display
  • Smooth performance
  • Extremely capable cameras
  • Feature-rich interface
  • Unreal speeds
  • Highly colour accurate and smooth 144Hz display
  • Best-in-class battery life
  • Stereo speakers are amazing

Cons

  • Fingerprint scanner is iffy
  • Design isn’t standout
  • 8K videos have limited use
  • Pricey
  • Quite heavy
  • Cameras are average
  • Iffy fingerprint scanner
  • Design would appeal to a niche audience

User Ratings

4.4/5
(20,033 ratings)
4.4/5
(4,455 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

492,438
AnTuTu Score
614,628
AnTuTu Score
14h 23m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
12h 09m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

Videos
8 More Videos
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Feb 15, 2020
(Official)
Oct 16, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

OS Updates

3 Year
N/A

Security Updates

4 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
ROG UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus

Processor

Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M5 Mongoose 2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

3.1 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MP11
Adreno 650

RAM

8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

492,438
614,628

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
13.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

12.0 %
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.4 %
9.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
650 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

524 ppi
391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.83 %
79.75 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

161.9 mm
171 mm

Width

73.7 mm
78 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
9.85 mm

Weight

186 grams
240 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX555 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.8µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX686 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
64 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera0.8µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.0 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @24 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @960 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size Exmor RS 1.22µm pixel size
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length 0.9µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(4G)
Up to 38.6 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 30W Hyper Charging v4.0

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

14h 23m
12h 09m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 1m 54s
1h 29m 57s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.736 W/kg Body: 1.497 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope