Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-09-04 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black Glare | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.81 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone II is a bit better than Galaxy A8 Star, having a overall score of 88 against 82.1. Asus ROG Phone II's body is newer than Galaxy A8 Star's, although it's a lot heavier and somewhat thicker. The Asus ROG Phone II features just a bit better performance than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone II also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone II features a slightly better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a little bit bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Asus ROG Phone II features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone II has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 62% larger battery size. The Asus ROG Phone II has a superior camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Asus ROG Phone II also counts with a way bigger sensor, a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and higher 60 fps video frame rate.
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