Asus ROG Phone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 8 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Manufactured in August, 2018 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810. 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 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 9
  • Higher pixel density: 514ppi
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 225g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 8 and Samsung Galaxy Note 9
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 1440x2960 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 18.5:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 514 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2500 nits 520 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2 % 84 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
657 nits
sRGB gamutn/a144.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a227 Hz
Response timen/a8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 8
88.2 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
84 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 8 and Samsung Galaxy Note 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2700 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)
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.9 (Exynos M3)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G72 MP18
GPU Cores 1536 324
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 572 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 370.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 8
2265
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 8
7398
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
2026
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2265828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)73982026
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 8
2137672
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
457443
CPU453834147238
GPU889510137906
Memory41813786902
UX37619185397
NanoReview Score2137672457443
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 8
18451
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
2333
Max Surface Temp.n/a48.7 °C
Stability75 %95 %
Graphics Test110 fps13 fps
Graphics Score184512333
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Asus ROG Phone 8
21662
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
6325
Writing score255546182
Web score231225312
Video editing90165462
Data manipulation192505867
NanoReview Score216626325

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 1794 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 19 GB
UI Skin ROG UI One UI 2.5

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
19:26
Web Browsingn/a07:31 h
Video Playbackn/a11:36 h
Gamesn/a05:01 h
Standby Moden/a96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical 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 120 fps (2160p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length238 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX890Samsung SAK2L3
Sensor size1/1.561/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length24 mm52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung
Sensor size1/3.21/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.2n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
107
Video quality
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
94
Overall camera score
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
103

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/1.7
Focal length 22 mm 25 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung S5K3H1
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1440p 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 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 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHzHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
71.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr August, 2018 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr August, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W n/a

Note

Asus ROG Phone 8:

Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.

* 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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