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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-01-08 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | -- |
| 12.54 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 8 Pro is better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a overall score of 84.2 against 75.8. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro construction is extremely newer, but notably heavier and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy A5 (2017). The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much powerful processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit lower display pixel density, it also counts with a really bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400. Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro also has a much higher resolution back facing camera and a much better 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features a superior battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 5500mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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