Asus ROG Phone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 8 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 8
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 511ppi
- Lighter design: 220g vs 225g
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 16/256 GB |
- 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 388 ppi | 511 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 2500 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.2 % | 90.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 6.2 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.8 mm (6.45 in) | 166.9 mm (6.57 in) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 in) | 76 mm (2.99 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray |
- Black - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 3020 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 2 + 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) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2265 | 1159 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7398 | 3158 |
| CPU | 453834 | 220525 |
| GPU | 889510 | 225011 |
| Memory | 418137 | 146451 |
| UX | 376191 | 168329 |
| NanoReview Score | 2137672 | 760316 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.6 °C |
| Stability | 75 % | 53 % |
| Graphics Test | 110 fps | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | 18451 | 4320 |
| Writing score | 25554 | 13391 |
| Web score | 23122 | 8714 |
| Video editing | 9016 | 6104 |
| Data manipulation | 19250 | 9006 |
| NanoReview Score | 21662 | 11163 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
- 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 128 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | n/a | 23.7 GB |
| UI Skin | ROG UI | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 5500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 20 min) | Yes (100% in 80 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:39 h | 1:20 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 06:27 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 11:23 h |
| Games | n/a | 04:23 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 91 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 12032x9204 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 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 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 32 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 238 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 32 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 103 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 7864x5200 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KGH1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, 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 |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHz | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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 (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100) |
| LTE category | 18 | 22 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2024 yr | February, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1099 | 1400 |
| 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.
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Phone 8 the clear winner in this comparison.
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