Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Asus ROG Phone 3

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Asus
Announced August 2017 February 2019 2020, July 22
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Launch on 5 March 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August
Price - Rs. 19,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Black, White, Blue, Coral Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.24 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
171 x 78 x 9.9 mm
(6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) - 240 g (8.47 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A version
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - B version
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - A version
41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - B version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
RGB light panel (on the back)
Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
User Interface - One UI ROG UI
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm) Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 650
RAM 6 GB 6 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR10+
144Hz refresh rate
650 nits max. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.4 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (391 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 84.79% 79.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 25 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 25 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 25 MP, f/2.0, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm
Panorama, HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ad/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Two (side 3.1, bottom 2.0) Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; accessory connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 30W
Quick Charge 4.0
Reverse charging 10W
Capacity 3300 mAh 4000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -