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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | 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 615 8939 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), having an 84.2 score against 71.9. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro body is noticeably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s, but it's incredibly heavier and thicker. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a little worse pixel number in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a lot bigger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a much powerful processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 5500mAh battery capacity against 2900mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro also has a camera with a much higher 50 megapixels resolution and a much better 7680x4320 video quality.
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