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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 10 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | PLS |
| 387 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm 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 | 10.23 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M12, having a global score of 84.2 against 80. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro construction is notably newer and just a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M12's, although it is also just a little heavier. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has a newer 14 version while Samsung Galaxy M12 has Android 10, providing the user a couple nice extra features and a performance increase.
The Galaxy M12 has a really superior processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro counts with a much sharper screen than Galaxy M12, because it has a way higher 1080 x 2400 resolution, more pixels per screen inch and a little bigger display.
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a more MP camera, a way better 7680x4320 video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and videos. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro counts with much more memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a little longer battery performance than Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5500mAh.
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