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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 14 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 is a bit better than the Galaxy S5 Active, having a 79.5 score against 75.6. The Asus ROG Phone 8 is a incredibly heavier cellphone than Galaxy S5 Active, but both are equally thin. Both devices in this review work with Android OS, but Asus ROG Phone 8 has an older 14 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
The Galaxy S5 Active has a really superior hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has 10 GB lesser RAM and lesser cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has a just a little worse display density, it also counts with a really larger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a much better battery duration than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 96 percent greater battery size.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a back camera with much more mega-pixels and a lot better 7680x4320 video quality.
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