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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2018-10-29 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 3.63 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone has a general score of 77.1, which is slightly better than the Galaxy J8's score of 76.7. The Asus ROG Phone body is just a bit thicker and heavier than the Galaxy J8. The Asus ROG Phone features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a same size screen, the Asus ROG Phone also has a much better resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and more pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy J8 has a greater camera than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a tinier camera sensor and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also counts with a bigger aperture for better low-light images and video.
Asus ROG Phone counts with a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy J8, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. Asus ROG Phone features a bit superior battery life than Galaxy J8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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