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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2018-01-06 | 2018-10-29 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.24 | 3.63 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than Asus ROG Phone, getting a global score of 79.2 against 77.1. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is lighter and just a bit thinner than Asus ROG Phone, even though it was released around 10 months before. Asus ROG Phone counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little bit lower screen density and a little lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone counts with a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also counts with a bigger camera aperture. The Asus ROG Phone has superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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