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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-27 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a score of 84.7, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A8 Star's global score of 82.1. Asus ROG Phone 5's body is newer than Galaxy A8 Star's, but it's heavier and much thicker. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a little bit more pixels per screen inch, a little higher 1080 x 2448 resolution and a bit bigger display. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a quite bigger storage for apps and games than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 400 GB.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a greater camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light images and videos, it also counts with a much larger sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality, a lot more mega pixels camera and a much higher video quality.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a very superior battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3700mAh.
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