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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-01-08 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 424 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 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a global score of 79.5, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Asus ROG Phone 8 is a way newer phone than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's somewhat thicker and notably heavier. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite lower display pixels density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a much bigger screen. The Asus ROG Phone 8 shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 also has a much better 7680x4320 video resolution and a camera with a way better 50 MP resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a much greater storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 8 has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity.
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