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

Samsung Galaxy Note8
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Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus
Announced August 2017 July 2020
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - August 2020
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 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 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
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (In-display)
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 10, 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 [Similar] Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar] Adreno 650 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP [Similar] 64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
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 64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, 125˚, 11mm (ultrawide))
5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm
Panorama, HDR, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 4.0 Gbps DL
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, 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 dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128GB 8GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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