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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.24 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 is a bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a global score of 84.7 against 79.2. Although the Asus ROG Phone 5 is way newer than the Galaxy A8 (2018), it's thicker and noticeably heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a quite worse count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger display and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels. The Asus ROG Phone 5 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for capturing photos and videos in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a lot better resolution back camera and a way better video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a way better battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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