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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2015-08-21 | 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than Asus ROG Phone 8, with a score of 80.2 against 79.5. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 construction is thinner and notably lighter than Asus ROG Phone 8, despite of the fact that it was released 9 years before. Galaxy Note5 counts with a lot better performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a better screen than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2400 resolution and a just a little less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bigger screen. Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with much more memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 captures way better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a F1.9 diafragm aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 8 also has a lot higher 50 megapixels resolution camera in the back, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a much higher photo and video quality and a lot higher video definition.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much better battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity.
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