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| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-04-13 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| 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 2080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 472 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
The Asus ROG Phone 7 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), having a global score of 81.2 against 79.2. The Asus ROG Phone 7 body is extremely newer, but much heavier and somewhat thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more vivid display than Asus ROG Phone 7, although it has a quite smaller display, a just a little inferior pixels number per inch of screen and a much lower 1080 x 2220 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 7, although it has 12 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. The Asus ROG Phone 7 counts with a way better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a lot better video definition and a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
Asus ROG Phone 7 counts with a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 7 has a very superior battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 100 percent larger battery capacity.
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