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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 8 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a score of 79.5 against 75.8. Asus ROG Phone 8's design is way newer, but thicker and notably heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a lot bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much better performing processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 9 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Asus ROG Phone 8 captures way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 also has a lot better 7680x4320 video quality and a camera with a much higher 50 mega pixels resolution.
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