Asus ROG Phone 5 vs Asus ROG Phone 8 - Detailed Phone Comparison

Detailed Comparison

Specification

General

Launch Date April 26, 2021 January 18, 2024
Release Year 2021 2024

Physical

Volume 137.58 cm³ 111.96 cm³
Screen Size to Weight Ratio 2.85 "/g 3.01 "/g
Weight 238 g 225 g
Height 172.8 mm 163.8 mm
Width 77.3 mm 76.8 mm
Thickness 10.3 mm 8.9 mm
Foldable Design No No
Available Colors
  • Phantom Black
  • Storm White
  • Phantom Black
  • Rebel Grey

Display

Screen Size 6.78 " 6.78 "
Resolution 1080 x 2448 1080 x 2400
Aspect Ratio 20:9 20:9
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82 % 88.2 %
Pixel Density 395 PPI 388 PPI
Refresh Rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Typical Brightness 800 nits N/A
HBM Brightness N/A 1600 nits
Peak Brightness 1200 nits 2500 nits

Hardware

Battery Capacity per Screen Area 130.52 mAh/in² 119.65 mAh/in²
Battery Density 43.61 mAh/cm³ 49.12 mAh/cm³
Battery Capacity 6000 mAh 5500 mAh
NFC Support Yes Yes
Chipset Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Adreno 660 Adreno 750

Connectivity

USB Version 3.1 N/A
OTG Support 1 1
DisplayPort 1
DisplayPort Version N/A 1.4
USB Features USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Accessory Connector USB Type-C, OTG, DisplayPort 1.4, Bottom Port

Software

Operating System Android Android
Initial OS Version 11 14
Maximum OS Version 12 16