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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2024-01-08 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 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 | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has a global score of 84.2, which is a bit better than Galaxy M30's global score of 82.4. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro body is noticeably newer, but incredibly heavier and just a little thicker than Galaxy M30. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has the previous 14 version and Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features a more vivid display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a just a bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little larger screen. The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much greater performance than Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy M30, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro captures greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a F1.9 diafragm aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro also has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels, a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs.
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a 5500mAh battery size instead of 5000mAh.
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