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Asus Zenfone 8 Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
Launch
Release Date
May, 2021 Mar, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android 10.0
UI
ZenUI 8 One UI 2
Dimensions
148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm (5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 in) 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
Weight
169 g 186 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
P68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Color Options
Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud White, Aura Red
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
5.9 inches
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6.7 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~446 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~525 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 6
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz (up to FHD resolution)
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 700 nits (HBM), 1100 nits (peak) brightness, Always-on display NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4500 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 30W, 60% in 25 min, 100% in 80 min
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Reverse charging
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
GPU
Adreno 660 Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Memory & Storage
Ram
6-16GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128GB Built-in, UFS 3.0
Memory Card
No microSD Card, (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Dual 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112°, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
Quad 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, AF, Super Steady video
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth)
Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fp , 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60 ps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 SA/NSA - Global
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 38, 40, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - USA
NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Extra
FM Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 720 USD $880
Resale Value
Moderate Very High
Comparison Result
Score
8 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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