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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 5.1 | Android 14 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a general score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note 5's overall score of 79.3. The Asus ROG Phone 8 body is incredibly newer than Samsung Galaxy Note 5's, but it is notably heavier and thicker. These phones have Android operating system, but the Asus ROG Phone 8 has 14 version and Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1, providing a couple additional features and performance optimizations.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little lower pixel quantity per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger display. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a really superior performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 also has a lot better 7680x4320 video quality, a way higher 50 MP resolution back facing camera and a way larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors. The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 256 GB internal memory.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 5500mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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