Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-10-01 | 2019-05-25 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.26 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
The Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), getting a overall score of 77.8 against 72.8. Although the Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), it's a bit heavier and notably thicker. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) has the older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a quite greater pixels density, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bigger display. The Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has more internal storage and a SD card slot that allows up to 1,95 TB.
Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) also has more RAM. The Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) takes a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a much better video quality, a lot more mega-pixels back camera and a larger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and videos.
Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) has a superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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