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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Asus |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2021-05-27 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 8 has an overall score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's general score of 76.7. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but the Asus ROG Phone 8 has 14 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11, providing a lot of extra features and performance enhancements. Although the Asus ROG Phone 8 is incredibly newer than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, it's just a little bit thicker and heavier.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a quite lower pixels density, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a much better performing processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 captures better videos and photos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light images and videos, it also counts with a way larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a way better 7680x4320 video definition and a camera in the back with a higher 50 mega-pixels resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a really longer battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 38 percent greater battery capacity.
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