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Asus Zenfone 8 Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 128GB
Launch
Release Date
May, 2021 Mar, 2018
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android V8.0 Oreo
UI
ZenUI 8
Dimensions
148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm (5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 in) 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
169 g 189 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)
Color Options
Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED Super Amoled capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch
Size
5.9 inches
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6.2 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 2960 Pixels (~531 PPI)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 700 nits (HBM), 1100 nits (peak) brightness, Always-on display HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4000 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3500 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 battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) Octa-core (4 x 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 + 4 x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Exynos 9810 Octa
GPU
Adreno 660 Mali-G72 MP18
Memory & Storage
Ram
6-16GB RAM 6GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD Card, (supports up to 256GB) (uses SIM 2 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
Dual 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55
Features

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

OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image record ng, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec) Show more

Front
12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps)
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
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2
Extra
FM Radio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent, ANT+ support, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Front/back glass + Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Pricing
Price
US$ 720 USD $985
Resale Value
Moderate Very High
Comparison Result
Score
10 Point(s) 4 Point(s)
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