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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2021-05-13 | 2017-02-24 |
| 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches | 6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black | Black and Gold |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 8976 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 8 has a general score of 83, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro's general score of 81. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Asus ZenFone 8 has older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The Asus ZenFone 8 body is noticeably newer and somewhat lighter, but noticeably thicker than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro.
The Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy C9 Pro. Both of them have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount. Asus ZenFone 8 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixels density and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro has just a bit more memory capacity for apps and games than Asus ZenFone 8, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro's battery performance is very similar to the Asus ZenFone 8 one.
Asus ZenFone 8 captures way better videos and photos than Galaxy C9 Pro, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and video, a way higher 64 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution.
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