Asus ROG Phone vs Asus ROG Phone 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 04, 2018	Jan 08, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$1099	€1100

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches 158.8 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm	6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g	7.94 oz / 225.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; Yes	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Dedicated game buttons
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Phantom Black, Rebel Grey

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.80% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 88.31% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR, 550 nits	OLED, 165Hz, HDR, 2500 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2960 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 750
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/512GB 8GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/256GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3203
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	10184
3D Mark High
Untested	5935
3D Mark Low
Untested	5813

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, USB Power Delivery	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 37min

Browsing

18h 25min

Video

12h 41min

Gaming

13h 41min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 12 mm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
	32 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,ad,tri-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ad	b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,SlimPort	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 22, 2018 FCC ID value: MSQZ01QD
Measured SAR
Head: 0.78 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg Phablet: 2.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

With 16GB RAM

Memory	16GB

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