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| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | -- |
| 2021-08-26 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | 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 | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 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 660 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | -- |
| 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 Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5s is a bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018), having a global score of 84.9 against 79.2. The Asus ROG Phone 5s design is notably newer than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, although it's heavier and thicker. The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little lower screen density, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2448.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a slightly better memory to store more games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5s features a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 100 percent greater battery size. The Asus ROG Phone 5s takes way better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for capturing pictures or videos in low light situations, it also counts with a much better video resolution and a back camera with way more mega pixels.
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