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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 is better than Galaxy A8 (2016), with a general score of 84.7 against 72.8. Asus ROG Phone 5's design is noticeably newer than Galaxy A8 (2016)'s, but it's a lot heavier and thicker. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a larger screen, a bit better screen density and a bit higher 1080 x 2448 pixels resolution. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a way better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a larger aperture to take better low-light images and video, a much better 7680x4320 video quality and a way higher resolution camera.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a better memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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