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| Global Score | |
| 77.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| 2018-10-29 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.63 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than Asus ROG Phone, having a 79.2 score against 77.1. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is an older cellphone than the Asus ROG Phone, but Samsung managed to make it lighter and just a bit thinner. Asus ROG Phone features a little bit better screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little bit lower pixel density and a bit worse 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a bit larger display.
The Asus ROG Phone features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone features a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images and video.
Asus ROG Phone has improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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