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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2018-10-29 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 3.63 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Asus ROG Phone has an overall score of 77.1, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s general score of 72.8. Asus ROG Phone's construction is incredibly newer than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s, although it is somewhat thicker and a bit heavier. Asus ROG Phone features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a little larger screen, a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a quite greater pixels density.
Asus ROG Phone features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. The Asus ROG Phone counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) features a way better camera than Asus ROG Phone, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and slower 30 fps video frame rate, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. The Asus ROG Phone counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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