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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2015-10-20 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a general score of 79.5, which is slightly better than Google Nexus 5X's score of 73.7. Asus ROG Phone 8's body is way newer than Google Nexus 5X's, although it's thicker and extremely heavier. Google Nexus 5X features a much greater processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (although faster).
Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a more vivid screen than Google Nexus 5X, because although it has a quite lower pixels number in each inch of display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a really bigger display. Asus ROG Phone 8 features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much better battery performance than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a 104 percent bigger battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 8 has a lot better camera than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a much larger sensor capturing way better quality videos and photographs, a back facing camera with lot more megapixels, a bigger aperture for better captures in low-light situations and a lot higher video quality.
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