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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 is better than the Galaxy J8, having a global score of 84.7 against 76.7. Although Asus ROG Phone 5 is a lot newer than Galaxy J8, it is extremely heavier and incredibly thicker. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a much higher 1080 x 2448 resolution, a greater count of pixels per inch of display and a bit larger display. The Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots way better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for capturing photographs or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution, a much more MP back facing camera and a much bigger sensor capturing lot better quality photographs and videos.
The Galaxy J8 counts with a little bit better memory for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much better battery duration than Galaxy J8, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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