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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2024-01-08 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has an overall score of 79.5, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy J8's global score of 76.7. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Asus ROG Phone 8 has the newer 14 version and Samsung Galaxy J8 has Android 10 version, so it counts with a lot of extra features. Asus ROG Phone 8 is a way newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy J8, although it is extremely heavier and a bit thicker.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a way higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, a greater pixel density and a little bit larger screen. Galaxy J8 counts with a very superior CPU than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Asus ROG Phone 8 captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low light photos, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photographs, a lot higher 50 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a much better video quality.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features much more memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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