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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.46 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has an overall score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s 74.9 score. Asus ROG Phone 8 is a extremely newer phone than Galaxy A9 (2016), although it's thicker and heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a way better display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a bit bigger display and a bit higher count of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) features a lot better processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a lot better camera than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 also has a lot more megapixels camera and a way better video resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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