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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Asus |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-01-08 | 2017-08-03 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (30 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 8 is just a bit better than Asus ZenFone AR, getting a general score of 79.5 against 77.4. Asus ROG Phone 8 is a a lot heavier phone than the Asus ZenFone AR, but both of them are equally thin. The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a sharper display than Asus ZenFone AR, because although it has a just a bit worse pixel amount in each inch of screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2400, it also counts with a larger screen.
Asus ZenFone AR has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Asus ZenFone AR has an extremely better processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has an inferior number of cores and 6 GB less RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much better camera than Asus ZenFone AR, because it has a way better video quality, a camera with lot more mega pixels, a way bigger camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light captures. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Asus ZenFone AR, because it has a 5500mAh battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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