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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 387 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 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 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 8 is slightly better than Galaxy XCover 5, with a 79.5 score against 78.1. The Asus ROG Phone 8 design is newer and a little thinner, but also way heavier than the Galaxy XCover 5. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS (operating system), but Asus ROG Phone 8 has a newer 14 version while Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11, counting with some extra features.
Galaxy XCover 5 has a really superior processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a bigger screen, a just a bit more pixels per display inch and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a little bit better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. Asus ROG Phone 8 captures greater pictures and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photos, it also counts with a much better video quality and a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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