Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 14 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.56 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy C5, with a 79.5 score against 76.4. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but Asus ROG Phone 8 has the older 14 version and Samsung Galaxy C5 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Although Asus ROG Phone 8 is extremely newer than the Samsung Galaxy C5, it's noticeably heavier and thicker.
Samsung Galaxy C5 counts with a really superior performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Asus ROG Phone 8 features a sharper display than Galaxy C5, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a much bigger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 takes much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy C5, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 also has a much higher video quality and a back camera with a way higher 50 megapixels resolution. Asus ROG Phone 8 has much more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy C5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a 112 percent more battery size.
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