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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-01-08 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 24.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | 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
Samsung Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 8's overall score of 79.5. Samsung Galaxy S9 is an extremely older cellphone than the Asus ROG Phone 8, but it is just a bit thinner and way lighter anyway. Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy S9, because although it has a much lower count of pixels per inch of display and a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2400, it also counts with a bigger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a better memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S9 has a way better processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 8 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S9, because although it has a lot tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a way larger sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality, a lot higher video resolution and a much higher resolution camera. Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has an 83 percent greater battery size.
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