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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 5.1 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 5.40 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 439.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.5 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time |
| 7.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a global score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S6 edge+'s 79.3 overall score. The Asus ROG Phone 8 is a much newer cellphone than the Galaxy S6 edge+, although it is incredibly thicker and much heavier. These devices have Android OS (operating system), but Asus ROG Phone 8 has 14 version and Galaxy S6 edge+ has Android 5.1 version.
The Galaxy S6 edge+ has a way better performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser cpu cores (although faster). Asus ROG Phone 8 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a bit worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a bigger display.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 256 GB internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 also has a way better video definition, a much better resolution back-facing camera and a lot bigger camera sensor providing a way higher image quality.
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