Asus ROG Phone 6 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 6 Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 6
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 2691mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- Higher pixel density: 401ppi
- Lighter design: 202g vs 239g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 3/128 GB - 3/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.78 in | 5.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2448 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.4:9 | 16:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 830 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 720 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.2 % | 67.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 672 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | 32 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 1471:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 173 mm (6.81 in) | 158.4 mm (6.24 in) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 10.3 mm (0.41 in) | 7.5 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 239 g (8.43 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Water resistance | IPX4 | IP67 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Silver - Gold - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3190 MHz | 2390 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2) |
- 4/1.42 (Mistral) - 2/2.39 (Monsoon) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Apple A11 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 192 |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1843.2 GFLOPS | 409.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1706 | 1092 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4509 | 2921 |
| CPU | 373812 | 94584 |
| GPU | 499626 | 151697 |
| Memory | 238146 | 87118 |
| UX | 264536 | 116221 |
| NanoReview Score | 1376120 | 459620 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 40.6 °C | 42.6 °C |
| Stability | 94 % | 71 % |
| Graphics Test | 62 fps | 20 fps |
| Graphics Score | 10436 | 3432 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
3 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 64 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5) |
| OS Size | 25 GB | 6 GB |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 2691 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (68% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:02 h | 1:25 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:56 h | 06:52 h |
| Video Playback | 13:00 h | 10:47 h |
| Games | 06:05 h | 04:11 h |
| Standby Mode | 112 h | 99 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Apple iSight Duo Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 57 mm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Matrix | 13 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4290x2800 pixels | 3088x2320 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 275 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX663 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.93 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 800 (19)/ 850(5/6) / 900(8) / 1700(4) / 1900 (2) / 2100 (1) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66(1700/B71/B2100)) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100)) |
| LTE category | 20 | 16 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2022 yr | September, 2017 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2022 yr | September, 2017 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1000 | 799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 65 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Phone 6 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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