Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Asus |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-12-21 | 2018-10-29 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 3.63 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone is slightly better than Nokia 8.1, with a overall score of 77.1 against 72.1. Even being the best in this comparison, it must be noted that it's also just a little thicker and a bit heavier. Asus ROG Phone has just a little better hardware performance than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone features a bit more vivid screen than Nokia 8.1, although it has a quite smaller display, a little lower number of pixels per inch in the display and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. The Nokia 8.1 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Asus ROG Phone, although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, they both have a same size aperture, a 0.39 inches camera sensor and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Asus ROG Phone has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Nokia 8.1, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone has just a bit better battery life than Nokia 8.1, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery size.
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