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| Global Score | |
| 82.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-10-19 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black and White | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 152.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | OLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.52 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro is slightly better than Google Pixel 2 XL, getting an 84.2 score against 82.5. Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro's body is incredibly newer than Google Pixel 2 XL's, but it's thicker and a lot heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features a slightly better looking display than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has much lesser pixels per inch in the display and a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 2400, it also counts with a bit larger screen.
Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a much greater hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro takes much clearer photographs and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting photos in low light environments, it also counts with a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera, a lot higher video definition and a way larger camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and pictures.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features a much better battery performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity.
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