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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 12, 11 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2021-08-26 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 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+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| 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
Asus ROG Phone 5s has a general score of 84.9, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A8 Star's score of 82.1. These phones come with Android OS, but Asus ROG Phone 5s has 12 version while Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version. Asus ROG Phone 5s is a extremely newer phone than Galaxy A8 Star, but it's much thicker and heavier.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a better looking display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a quite bigger display, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and a little better screen density. The Galaxy A8 Star has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 5s features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 62% greater battery capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light images, it also counts with a lot higher video quality, a much more megapixels camera in the back and a lot larger sensor which provides a way better photo and video quality.
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