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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 12.54 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 8 Pro has an overall score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 global score. Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro's construction is notably newer than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, although it's a bit thicker and notably heavier. Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little bit lower display pixels density, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much more powerful CPU than Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro counts with a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory.
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro takes much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a way higher 7680x4320 video quality and a much more megapixels back camera. Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has a superior battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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