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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2021-05-13 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.65 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ZenFone 8 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, with a general score of 83 against 79.3. The Asus ZenFone 8 body is extremely newer and just a bit lighter, but somewhat thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Asus ZenFone 8 has 11 version and Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1, so it provides the user a couple additional features and performance enhancements.
Asus ZenFone 8 has a better processor than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and a greater amount of RAM. Galaxy Note 5 has a bit more vivid display than Asus ZenFone 8, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a just a little better amount of pixels in each screen inch.
Asus ZenFone 8 features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a much more mega-pixels back camera, a way bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a much higher video quality and a bigger camera aperture. Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory.
The Asus ZenFone 8 features longer battery performance than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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