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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Asus |
| 2017-08-28 | 2020-07-23 |
| 5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black glare |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 554 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.87 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3090mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 3 has an overall score of 86.3, which is much better than the Nokia 8's global score of 73.8. The Asus ROG Phone 3 is a noticeably newer cellphone than the Nokia 8, although it is a lot thicker and noticeably heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Nokia 8, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has 8 GB more RAM memory.
The Nokia 8 has a little sharper screen than Asus ROG Phone 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and much less brightness, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Asus ROG Phone 3 takes greater photographs and videos than Nokia 8, because it has a camera with a much higher 64 MP resolution, a larger aperture for better low-light captures, a lot better video resolution and a much larger back camera sensor which provides a lot better image and video quality.
Nokia 8 counts with slightly more memory to install applications and games than Asus ROG Phone 3, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 3 features a much better battery performance than Nokia 8, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3090mAh.
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