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| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-08-26 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm 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+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 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
Asus ROG Phone 5s has an overall score of 84.9, which is much better than Galaxy J8's general score of 76.7. Although Asus ROG Phone 5s is extremely newer than Galaxy J8, it is somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Asus ROG Phone 5s has a newer 12 version while Galaxy J8 has Android 10 version, so it gives some extra features.
Asus ROG Phone 5s features a way better looking screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a little bigger display, a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a lot higher 1080 x 2448 resolution. Galaxy J8 features just a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Asus ROG Phone 5s has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has more RAM. The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a 71% larger battery capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5s captures greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and videos, it also counts with a camera with lot more MP, a much higher video quality and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking lot higher quality videos and photographs.
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