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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-06-07 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Matte White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 9.46 |
| 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 Nano SIM Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a score of 94, which is much better than Galaxy J8's 76.7 general score. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is a extremely newer phone than Galaxy J8, although it's noticeably heavier and extremely thicker. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a way better screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a bit larger screen, a much better 1080 x 2448 resolution and a higher pixels number per screen inch.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a superior performance than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for taking images and/or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a much more megapixels camera, a much higher 7680x4320 video definition and a lot bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
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