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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 387 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 6 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover Pro is slightly better than the Asus ROG Phone 8, having an 81 score against 79.5. Even though the Galaxy XCover Pro is much older and thicker than Asus ROG Phone 8, it's construction is still just a bit lighter. These devices come with Android OS, but the Galaxy XCover Pro has an older 11 version and Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14.
The Galaxy XCover Pro counts with a much better performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a just a little lower pixel density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a little larger display.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a much better battery duration than Galaxy XCover Pro, because it has a 5500mAh battery capacity against 4050mAh.
Asus ROG Phone 8 captures greater pictures and videos than Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a much bigger camera sensor, a lot higher resolution back-facing camera and a lot better video resolution.
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