Screen size
ROG Phone 8Winner: 6.8"+78%
V551.5"
Quick verdict
ROG Phone 8 leads the measured specs 21-1.
Measured wins
ROG Phone 8
21
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
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1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
ROG Phone 8
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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GSM
2G bands
ROG Phone 8
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800
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GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
ROG Phone 8
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - International, HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
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4G bands
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
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
equal specsStereo speakers
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5G bands
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
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Speed
ROG Phone 8
HSPA, LTE (Up to 7CA), 5G
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-
GPRS
ROG Phone 8
-
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Class 10
EDGE
ROG Phone 8
-
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No
Announced
ROG Phone 8
2024, January 08
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2005, Q3
Status
ROG Phone 8
Available. Released 2024, January 18
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Discontinued
Dimensions
ROG Phone 8
163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
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92 x 44 x 18 mm (3.62 x 1.73 x 0.71 in)
Weight
ROG Phone 8
225 g (7.94 oz)
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90 g (3.17 oz)
Build
ROG Phone 8
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
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-
SIM
ROG Phone 8
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
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Mini-SIM
Other
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)
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-
Type
ROG Phone 8
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)
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CSTN, 65K colors
Size
ROG Phone 8
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
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1.5 inches, 7.3 cm2 (~17.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
ROG Phone 8
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
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128 x 128 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~121 ppi density)
Protection
ROG Phone 8
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
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-
OS
ROG Phone 8
Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades
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Chipset
ROG Phone 8
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
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CPU
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)
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-
GPU
ROG Phone 8
Adreno 750
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-
Card slot
ROG Phone 8
No
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No
Internal
ROG Phone 8
256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM
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Other
ROG Phone 8
UFS 4.0 NTFS support for external storage
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-
Phonebook
ROG Phone 8
-
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255 entries
Call records
ROG Phone 8
-
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20 received, dialed and missed calls
Triple
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)
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Features
ROG Phone 8
LED flash, HDR, panorama
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Video
ROG Phone 8
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
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Yes
Single
ROG Phone 8
-
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VGA
Single
ROG Phone 8
32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm
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-
Features
ROG Phone 8
Panorama, HDR
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Video
ROG Phone 8
1080p@30fps
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Other
ROG Phone 8
-
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No
Loudspeaker
ROG Phone 8
Yes, with stereo speakers
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No
3.5mm jack
ROG Phone 8
Yes
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No
Other
ROG Phone 8
32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
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-
Alert types
ROG Phone 8
-
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Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
WLAN
ROG Phone 8
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
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No
Bluetooth
ROG Phone 8
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
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No
Positioning
ROG Phone 8
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
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No
NFC
ROG Phone 8
Yes
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Radio
ROG Phone 8
No
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No
USB
ROG Phone 8
USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG
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No
Sensors
ROG Phone 8
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
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Messaging
ROG Phone 8
-
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SMS, MMS
Browser
ROG Phone 8
-
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WAP 1.2.1/2.0
Games
ROG Phone 8
-
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Yes
Java
ROG Phone 8
-
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No
Other
ROG Phone 8
-
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Organizer World Clock Stop Watch Voice memo
Type
ROG Phone 8
5500 mAh
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Removable Li-Ion 700 mAh battery
Charging
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
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Stand-by
ROG Phone 8
-
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Up to 200 h
Talk time
ROG Phone 8
-
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Up to 5 h
Colors
ROG Phone 8
Phantom Black, Rebel Grey
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Black, Blue
Models
ROG Phone 8
AI2401, AI2401_A
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Price
ROG Phone 8
About 1500 EUR
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