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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 15 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-08-27 |
| -- | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| -- | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 392 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.22 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.44 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is better than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, with a general score of 82.1 against 74.2. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version and Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has Android 15, providing the user some nice extra features. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a way better display than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a quite smaller screen.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a much better memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A8 Star features a really superior hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a way better battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 57% larger battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro also has a way larger sensor which provides a much better image and video quality, better 60 fps video frame rates and a camera in the back with a lot higher 50 MP resolution.
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