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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-06-07 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Matte White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 11.00mm 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 Nano SIM Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 5 Ultimate has a general score of 94, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's 82.1 global score. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate design is newer, but somewhat heavier and much thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2448 pixels resolution, a little bit larger screen and a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has more RAM. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a much better memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 448 GB more internal storage.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a lot better 7680x4320 video definition, a much bigger camera sensor capturing much better quality videos and photos and a lot better 64 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a way better battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 62 percent more battery size.
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