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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 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
The Asus ROG Phone 8 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a general score of 79.5 against 75.8. Even though Asus ROG Phone 8 is noticeably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), it's heavier and thicker. The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a lot better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a larger display and a quite better pixels count per screen inch.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a lot better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 9 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 8 has a lot better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 also has a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a way higher video definition.
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