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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2021-06-07 |
| 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 | Matte 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 | 18 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 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 Ultimate has a global score of 94, which is much better than Galaxy J8's overall score of 76.7. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate's design is noticeably newer than Galaxy J8's, but it's noticeably thicker and heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a quite larger screen, a higher pixel number in each inch in the display and a much higher 1080 x 2448 resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a much better memory capacity 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 5 Ultimate has a greater hardware performance than Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has more RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy J8, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3500mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a way larger camera sensor shooting way better quality videos and photos, a much better video quality and a much more MP camera.
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