Screen size
M530w2.4"
ROG Phone 8Winner: 6.8"+65%
Quick verdict
ROG Phone 8 leads the measured specs 21-2.
Measured wins
M530w
2
spec wins
Ties
0
equal specs
ROG Phone 8
21
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
M530w
GSM / UMTS
ROG Phone 8
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
M530w
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
ROG Phone 8
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800
3G bands
M530w
UMTS 2100
ROG Phone 8
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - International, HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
Speed
M530w
Yes, 384 kbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
ROG Phone 8
HSPA, LTE (Up to 7CA), 5G
4G bands
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - International, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G bands
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
Announced
M530w
2007, May. Released 2008, April
ROG Phone 8
2024, January 08
Status
M530w
Discontinued
ROG Phone 8
Available. Released 2024, January 18
Dimensions
M530w
117 x 65 x 13.8 mm (4.61 x 2.56 x 0.54 in)
ROG Phone 8
163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight
M530w
135 g (4.76 oz)
ROG Phone 8
225 g (7.94 oz)
Keyboard
M530w
QWERTY
ROG Phone 8
-
SIM
M530w
Mini-SIM
ROG Phone 8
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
Other
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Illuminated RGB logo (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
Type
M530w
TFT , 65K colors
ROG Phone 8
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)
Size
M530w
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~23.5% screen-to-body ratio)
ROG Phone 8
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
M530w
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
ROG Phone 8
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
Protection
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
OS
M530w
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Standard
ROG Phone 8
Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades
CPU
M530w
32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 416 MHz
ROG Phone 8
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
Chipset
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
Adreno 750
Card slot
M530w
microSD (dedicated slot)
ROG Phone 8
No
Internal
M530w
256MB 64MB RAM
ROG Phone 8
256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM
Other
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
UFS 4.0 NTFS support for external storage
Single
M530w
2 MP
ROG Phone 8
-
Video
M530w
Yes
ROG Phone 8
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Triple
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
- International model - 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm - SEA/China/India model - 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm 5 MP (macro)
Features
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Single
M530w
VGA videocall camera
ROG Phone 8
32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm
Video
M530w
ROG Phone 8
1080p@30fps
Features
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
Panorama, HDR
Loudspeaker
M530w
No
ROG Phone 8
Yes, with stereo speakers
Alert types
M530w
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, WMA, AAC, Midi, WMV ringtones
ROG Phone 8
-
3.5mm jack
M530w
No
ROG Phone 8
Yes
Other
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
WLAN
M530w
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
ROG Phone 8
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
M530w
2.0, A2DP
ROG Phone 8
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Positioning
M530w
No
ROG Phone 8
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
Radio
M530w
No
ROG Phone 8
No
USB
M530w
1.1
ROG Phone 8
USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG
NFC
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
Yes
Sensors
M530w
ROG Phone 8
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
M530w
HTTP / WAP 2.0
ROG Phone 8
-
Other
M530w
Pocket Office Bluetooth Presenter Business card scanner MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player WMV/MP4 player Organizer World Clock File Manager MSN
ROG Phone 8
-
Type
M530w
Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery
ROG Phone 8
5500 mAh
Stand-by
M530w
Up to 250 h
ROG Phone 8
-
Talk time
M530w
Up to 5 h
ROG Phone 8
-
Charging
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min - International 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS - India 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired
Colors
M530w
Black, White
ROG Phone 8
Phantom Black, Rebel Grey
Price
M530w
About 330 EUR
ROG Phone 8
About 1500 EUR
Models
M530w
-
ROG Phone 8
AI2401, AI2401_A