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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 15 | -- |
| -- | 2017-09-22 |
| -- | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1199.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| -- | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 326 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5800mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 7.44 | 3.68 |
| 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 Apple iPhone 8 has a score of 85, which is much better than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro's global score of 74.2. Apple iPhone 8 features a much better screen than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a much smaller display and much lower brightness. IPhone 8 counts with a very superior processor than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro takes much better videos and photos than iPhone 8, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro also has a much bigger sensor which gives a way higher image and video quality and a way higher 50 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro features a much better memory to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 8, because it has more internal memory capacity. Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 219% larger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the Apple iPhone 8 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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