Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 10 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black, Blue, Red 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 | LCD |
| 387 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 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 | 26.00mm 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A12 has a global score of 80.3, which is slightly better than Asus ROG Phone 8's 79.5 general score. The Galaxy A12 is a just a bit lighter cellphone than the Asus ROG Phone 8, but both are equally thin. Both phones we compare here come with Android OS, but Galaxy A12 has 10 version while Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14.
Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a lot better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a quite larger screen and more pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy A12 features a lot better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has slightly more storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A12, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A12, because it has a 5500mAh battery size against 5000mAh.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A12, because it has a back camera with a higher resolution, a lot better 7680x4320 video quality and a bigger camera aperture.
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