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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black Glare |
| 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 | 6.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.24 | 11.99 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
Asus ROG Phone II is much better than Galaxy A8 (2018), with a global score of 88 against 79.2. Although the Asus ROG Phone II is newer than Galaxy A8 (2018), it's thicker and much heavier. Asus ROG Phone II has a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a quite inferior count of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a larger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone II features a bit superior processor than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Asus ROG Phone II also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Asus ROG Phone II counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Asus ROG Phone II has a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone II features a much better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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