Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2024-01-08 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 8, with a general score of 83 against 79.5. Despite of the fact that Samsung Galaxy Note8 is a lot older than Asus ROG Phone 8, it's construction is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter. Both phones we compare here have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Note8 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14 version, so it gives you a couple additional features and enhanced performance.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a lot lower 1080 x 2400px resolution and a much lower pixel quantity per screen inch, it also counts with a bit bigger screen. Galaxy Note8 has a way better performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 6 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Asus ROG Phone 8 shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a way higher video quality, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much higher quality videos and photographs and a much more megapixels back camera.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity.
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