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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2017-04-21 | 2018-10-29 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 3.63 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a score of 81.7, which is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone's overall score of 77.1. Samsung Galaxy S8 is an older cellphone than the Asus ROG Phone, but it is a little bit thinner and way lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a bit sharper display than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels quantity per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
The Asus ROG Phone has just a bit better performance than Galaxy S8, and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has more RAM. The Asus ROG Phone features much more memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S8, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
The Asus ROG Phone features improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S8 has a lot better camera than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have the same video resolution and the same sensor size, the Galaxy S8 also counts with a bigger aperture.
The Galaxy S8 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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