Asus Rog Phone 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A36
Asus
Rog Phone 8 Pro
Samsung
Galaxy A36
At a glance
- Brand
- Asus
- Samsung
- Release date
- January 2024, 2 years 4 months ago
- March 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 2.339.642 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 94% of devices
- 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices
- Launch price
- —
- € 379.00 ($ 444.05)
Display
- Size
- 6.78"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- Type
- AMOLED SAMSUNG E6 Flexible AMOLED
- Super AMOLED
- Density
- 388 ppi High Density
- 385 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Delta-E, Refresh rate 165 Hz, Touch sampling rate 720 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 2500 cd/m², DCI-P3, DC dimming, 103% NTSC, 10 Bits panel, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- CPU
- 1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520
- 4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 3.3 GHz
- 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 750
- Adreno 710
- RAM
- 16 GB
- 6 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX890
- Sony IMX882
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 0.80 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.95"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 480 fps
- Yes, 960 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Gimbal, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
- Flicker sensor, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Dual capture, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 32 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- Unknow
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Omnivision OV32C
- —
- Pixel size
- 0.70 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 5500 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 65.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Charge cycles
- —
- 2000 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 41h
Storage
- Capacity
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
- UFS Storage 2.2
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 76.8 mm 163.8 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.0 mm 162.7 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 225 g
- 195 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy , Glass
- Plastic , Glass
- Colors
- Black
- Black White Gray Green Violet
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP67
- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 86 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 2 years
- OS updates: 6 years, Security updates: 6 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n18 (850), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers
