Apple iPhone 8 vs Asus ROG Phone II Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017	Jul 22, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$849

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 inches 170.99 x 77.6 x 9.48 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	8.47 oz / 240.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray	Black Glare

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 80.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 391 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral	Octa-core 2960 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU	Adreno 640
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/64GB 2GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR4)/512GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/1000GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion	6000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 11 mm
Flash
Quad LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	24 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,ad,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ad
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A	Date approved: Aug 13, 2019 FCC ID value: MSQI001D
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg	Head: 1.04 W/kg Body: 0.83 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

Memory	1000GB
Colors	Matte Black
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

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