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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 10 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 411 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 | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 10.89 |
| 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 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A31 is slightly better than the Asus ROG Phone 8, with a general score of 81.3 against 79.5. Samsung Galaxy A31 is an noticeably older cellphone than Asus ROG Phone 8, but it's lighter and just a little thinner anyway. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A31 has an older 10 version and Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A31, because although it has a quite lower display pixel density, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2400px, the Asus ROG Phone 8 also counts with a bit larger screen. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A31, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy A31 counts with a much better performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Asus ROG Phone 8 captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy A31, because it has a much bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way better quality videos and photos, a much better video resolution, a more mega-pixels back facing camera and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and videos.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has just a bit better battery duration than Galaxy A31, because it has a 10 percent bigger battery capacity.
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