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Asus Rog Phone 5 Vs Samsung Galaxy S8

Should you buy Asus ROG Phone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S8? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operat ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

6000 mAh 3000 mAh

Display

6.78 inches (17.22 cm) 5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

Front Camera

24 MP 8 MP

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

RAM

8 GB 4 GB

Rear Camera

64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP 12 MP

Battery

Capacity

6000 mAh 3000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Hyper, 65W Yes, Fast

Removable

No No

TalkTime

- Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Wireless Charging

- Yes

Design

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Case: Metal Back: Metal

Colours

Phantom Black, Storm White Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Coral Blue, Arctic Silver, Maple Gold, Burgundy Red

Height

172.8 mm 148.9 mm

Ruggedness

- Dust proof

Thickness

10.2 mm 8.0 mm

Waterproof

- Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

Weight

238 grams 155 grams

Width

77.2 mm 68.1 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

20:4:9 18.5:9

Bezel-less display

Yes Yes

Brightness

800 nits -

Display Type

AMOLED Super AMOLED

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

Yes, HDR 10+ -

Pixel Density

395 ppi 568 ppi

Refresh Rate

144 Hz -

Resolution

1080x2448 px (FHD+) 1440x2960 px (QHD+)

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm) 5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.95 % 84.57 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Camera Features

- Wide Angle Selfie

Camera Setup

Single -

Flash

- Yes, Screen flash

Resolution

24 MP f/2.5, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(27 mm focal length, 0.9µm pixel size) 8 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(25 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size)

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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General

Brand

Asus Samsung

Custom UI

ROG UI -

Launch Date

March 10, 2021 (Official) May 5, 2017 (Official)

Operating System

Android v11 Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus 8 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Digital image stabilization Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Triple Single

Flash

Yes, LED Flash Yes, Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels 4000 x 3000 Pixels

OIS

- Yes

Resolution

64 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 1.7" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)13 MP f/2.4, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(11 mm focal length)5 MP f/2.0, Macro Camera 12 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)

Sensor

IMX686, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor IMX260, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 60 fps 1280x720 @ 120 fps

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm 3.5 mm

FM Radio

No No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.2 Yes, v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 TDD N38 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 4G Speed: 150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16) 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 TDD N38 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 4G Speed: 150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16) 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Octa core (2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 + 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680) Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Fabrication

5 nm -

Graphics

Adreno 660 Mali-G71 MP20

RAM type

LPDDR5 LPDDR4

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen Rear

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical -

Heart Rate Monitor

- Yes

IRIS Scanner

- Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 256 GB

Internal Memory

128 GB 64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1 -

USB OTG

Yes Yes

User Available Storage

- Up to 52.3 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each mobiles has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

For personalized scores based on your preference, you can visit Mobile Recommender to check scores of the recommended Mobiles for you.

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