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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | LG |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2021-06-07 | 2017-07-21 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Matte White | Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 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 Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has an overall score of 94, which is way better than the LG Q8's overall score of 77.2. Even though Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is newer than LG Q8, it's much heavier and extremely thicker. The LG Q8 counts with a little sharper display than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has way darker screen and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a greater pixel count in each inch of display.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a better performing CPU than LG Q8, because it has 14 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and also faster). The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate takes much clearer photographs and videos than LG Q8, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has a way better 64 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, a much higher video definition and a way bigger back camera sensor shooting much better quality videos and pictures.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG Q8, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a way better battery life than LG Q8, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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