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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-07-23 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black glare | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a score of 87.4, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s global score of 79.2. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition's body is extremely newer, but somewhat thicker and notably heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little bit lower screen density, it also counts with a larger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has more RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition shoots greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light images and video, it also counts with a back facing camera with way more megapixels and a way better video definition.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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