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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-01-08 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 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 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than Asus ROG Phone 8's 79.5 overall score. Despite of the fact that Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is noticeably older than Asus ROG Phone 8, it's construction is lighter and somewhat thinner. Asus ROG Phone 8 features a more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit worse amount of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bigger screen.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit more memory to store more games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a very superior processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 6 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a way better battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 67% greater battery size. Asus ROG Phone 8 has a way better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light photos, it also counts with a lot better 7680x4320 video quality, a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a lot larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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