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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 13 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 8.43 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | 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 2080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 472 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 7 is much better than the Galaxy A8 (2016), with a overall score of 81.2 against 72.8. Asus ROG Phone 7's construction is noticeably newer, but incredibly thicker and heavier than Galaxy A8 (2016). These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Asus ROG Phone 7 has an older 13 version and Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Galaxy A8 (2016) has a much more powerful processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 7, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with a little bit better looking display than Asus ROG Phone 7, although it has a little bit smaller display, a quite worse pixel quantity per screen inch and a way worse resolution of 1080 x 1920.
The Asus ROG Phone 7 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 7 counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a way better resolution back camera and a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 7 has a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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