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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2021-05-13 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 439.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) 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 Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 28 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
The Asus ZenFone 8 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, with a score of 83 against 79.3. Asus ZenFone 8's construction is way newer than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+'s, but it's noticeably thicker and a little heavier. These devices use Android operating system, but the Asus ZenFone 8 has the newer 11 version while Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ has Android 5.1, so it provides the user a lot of extra features.
Asus ZenFone 8 features a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores. Galaxy S6 edge+ has a slightly better looking screen than Asus ZenFone 8, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440px resolution and a just a little more pixels per inch of screen.
The Asus ZenFone 8 captures a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a way bigger sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality, a larger camera aperture for better low-light images and videos, a way more megapixels camera in the back and a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Asus ZenFone 8 features a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has more internal storage capacity. Asus ZenFone 8 has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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