Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs Asus ROG Phone 9

Prices in Kuwait
Product
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5
300 KWD (Estimated)
Asus ROG Phone 9
300 KWD (Estimated)

Price
300 KWD (Estimated)
300 KWD (Estimated)
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Asus Mobiles
Model No
SM-F731B, SM-F731B/DS, SM-F731U, SM-F731U1, SM-F731W, SM-F731N
AI2501-12G256G-BK, AI2501-12G256G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-BK

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 800 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - China
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - USA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 - China
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A (6CA), 5G
HSPA, LTE (Up to 7CA), 5G

Dimensions
Unfolded: 165.1 x 71.9 x 6.9 mm Folded: 85.1 x 71.9 x 15.1 mm
163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight
187 g (6.60 oz)
227 g (8.01 oz)
Build
Plastic front (opened), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame, IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance.
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Mini-LED (85 dots) programmable matrix (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
SIM
IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
· Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Mint, Graphite, Cream, Lavender, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow
Phantom Black, Storm White

Type
Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak)
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches, 101.5 cm2 (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2640 pixels (~426 ppi density) Cover display: Super AMOLED, 3.4 inches, 720 x 748 pixels (Gorilla Glass Victus+), 305 ppi
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)

OS
Android 13, One UI 5.1
Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, up to 2 major Android upgrades
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
GPU
Adreno 740
Adreno 830

RAM
8GB/12GB
12GB/16GB
Storage
256GB/512GB
256GB/512GB

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Lens 3
5 MP (macro)

Lens 1
10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm
32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm
Features
HDR
Panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Po 3700 mAh, non-removable
5800 mAh
Charging
25W wired, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless
65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 46 min 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
3.5mm jack
No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG

Performance
AnTuTu: 1200783 (v9), 1507319 (v10) GeekBench: 5478 (v5.5), 4984 (v6.0) GFXBench: 91fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 3007932 (v10) GeekBench: 10083 (v6) 3DMark: 6718 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
1958 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-27.1 LUFS (Good)
-26.7 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 87h
Active use score 16:41h