Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-29 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone has an overall score of 77.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy J8's score of 76.7. Despite being the best cellphone in this comparison, we must tell that it's also a little thicker and heavier. The Asus ROG Phone features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has 4 GB more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone features a brighter display than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Asus ROG Phone also has a much better 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a better pixels density. Galaxy J8 shoots greater photographs and videos than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor taking lower quality videos and images and worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy J8 also counts with a larger aperture to take better images in low-light environments.
The Asus ROG Phone has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy J8, because it has a 14% greater battery capacity.
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