Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2023-04-13 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 8.43 ounces |
| Black and White | Storm White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 2080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 472 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | -- |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Galaxy A8 Star is just a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, with a score of 82.1 against 81.2. The Galaxy A8 Star body is way thinner and a lot lighter than Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, even though it was released 5 years before. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate has Android 13.
Galaxy A8 Star has a really superior hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Galaxy A8 Star features a little sharper screen than Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, although it has a little smaller screen, a much lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution and a just a little less pixels per screen inch.
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate features a superior camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a much higher video quality, a much more megapixels camera and a lot bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors. Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate has a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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