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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-01-08 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has an overall score of 79.5, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s general score of 79.2. The Asus ROG Phone 8 construction is newer, but just a little bit thicker and a lot heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Galaxy A8 (2018) has a very superior processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 8 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a larger screen and a little bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for taking photographs in low light environments, it also counts with a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity.
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