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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 15 | -- |
| -- | 2017-08-11 |
| -- | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1199.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| -- | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 568 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5800mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 7.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| 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
Galaxy S8 Active is better than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, with an 81.9 score against 74.2. The Galaxy S8 Active features a lot better looking display than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a little bit smaller screen. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a much powerful CPU than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro also has a much bigger back camera sensor, better video frame rates and a camera with a way better resolution. Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal memory capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro features a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because it has 5800mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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