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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-07-23 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black glare | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 10.01 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a general score of 87.4, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's 82.1 general score. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition construction is newer, but extremely heavier and extremely thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition counts with a better screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit worse screen density, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite bigger display. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a much better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light captures, it also counts with a way bigger sensor taking lot better quality videos and photos, a way higher 7680x4320 video quality and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a much longer battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3700mAh.
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