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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 15 | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| -- | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| -- | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 441 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.22 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5800mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.44 | 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
Galaxy A8 (2018) is a little bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, having a global score of 79.2 against 74.2. The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a lot better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy A8 (2018) features an incredibly better screen than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a quite smaller screen.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro captures way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a camera with a lot higher resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5800mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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