Asus ROG Phone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 8 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1380. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 8
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 225g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 8 and Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2 % 82.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
983 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a253 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 8
88.2 %
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
82.8 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 8 and Samsung Galaxy A54 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 1380
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G68 MP5
GPU Cores 1536 160
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 949 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 303.7 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 8
2265
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
1007
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 8
7398
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
2797
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22651007
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)73982797
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 8
2137672
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
596626
CPU453834190017
GPU889510135775
Memory418137114456
UX376191156378
NanoReview Score2137672596626
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 8
18451
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
2818
Max Surface Temp.n/a40.6 °C
Stability75 %98 %
Graphics Test110 fps16 fps
Graphics Score184512818
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Asus ROG Phone 8
21662
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
12704
Writing score2555415925
Web score2312210371
Video editing90167240
Data manipulation1925010049
NanoReview Score2166212704

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 28 GB
UI Skin ROG UI One UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 1:03 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
21:52
Web Browsingn/a08:04 h
Video Playbackn/a14:16 h
Gamesn/a05:24 h
Standby Moden/a106 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 79
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (2160p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length238 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX890Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.2n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/3.21/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
106
Video quality
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
115
Overall camera score
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
107
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a53

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHzGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHzUMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
88.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 490
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W No

Note

Asus ROG Phone 8:

Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.

Samsung Galaxy A54 5G:

Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Phone 8 the clear winner in this comparison.

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