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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Asus |
| Android 5.0 | Android 14 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.99 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a score of 79.5, which is a bit better than HTC One M9's general score of 77.7. Although the Asus ROG Phone 8 is noticeably heavier than HTC One M9, it's a bit thinner and also way newer. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Asus ROG Phone 8 has a more recent 14 version and HTC One M9 has Android 5.0.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a bit more vivid screen than HTC One M9, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a lot larger display and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC One M9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
HTC One M9 features a really superior processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64 bits CPU. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a very superior camera than HTC One M9, because it has a camera with lot more MP, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and video, a way better video definition and a much larger sensor capturing much better quality pictures.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a very superior battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 5500mAh battery capacity instead of 2840mAh.
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