Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy A15 vs. Nothing Phone (2a)

Commercialization

Brand

Asus

Samsung

Nothing

Model

ROG Phone 8 Pro

Galaxy A15

Phone (2a)

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Phantom Black

Brave Black, Optimistic Blue, Magical Blue, Personality Yellow

Black, White, Milk, Blue

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

4G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

Cell Bands

USA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Intl: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

WiFi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

FM radio

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

2 x USB Type-C, DisplayPort 1.4, OTG

USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Headphones Connector

3.5mm TRS

3.5mm TRS

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)

Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro

CPU(s)

Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510)

GPU

Adreno 750

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G610 MC4

Min. RAM

16 GiB

4 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

24 GiB

8 GiB

12 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

UFS 4.0

Display

Technology

LTPO AMOLED

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Scratch Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass

Peak Brightness

2500 nits

800 nits

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

90 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.78 in

6.5 in

6.7 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2400 pixels

2340 pixels

2412 pixels

Pixel Density

388 ppi

396 ppi

394 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 14

Android 14, One UI 6

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

Updated Operative System

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

accelerometer, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

IP Rating

IP68

IP54

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

50 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

24 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/1.8

f/1.9

Image Stabilization

gimbal OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

PDAF

AF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

13 MP

5 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

AF

Pixel Size

0.64 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

32 MP

Zoom

3x optical

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

0.7 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

32 MP

13 MP

32 MP

Focal Length

22 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.5

f/2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

0.7 μm

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Battery Capacity

Battery Replacement Model

non-removable

non-removable

non-removable

Wired Charging Tech.

PD3.0, QC5

Wired Charging Power

65 W

25 W

45 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

Qi

No

No

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

AnTuTu (v9)

1 639 368

316 967

578 493

AnTuTu (v10)

2 167 612

375 314

684 574

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)