Asus ROG Phone 8 vs. Apple iPhone 15 vs. Samsung Galaxy A55

Commercialization

Brand

Asus

Apple

Samsung

Model

ROG Phone 8

iPhone 15

Galaxy A55

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Phantom Black, Rebel Grey

Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM

Dual eSIM (USA) or Nano-SIM and eSIM (Intl)

Nano-SIM, eSIM

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

A3090: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A2846: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
A3089: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A3092: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

WiFi

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

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, 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, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

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, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Headphones Connector

3.5mm TRS

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Apple A16 Bionic

Exynos 1480 (4 nm)

CPU(s)

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

Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth)

Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Adreno 750

Apple GPU

Xclipse 530

Min. RAM

12 GiB

6 GiB

6 GiB

Max. RAM

16 GiB

6 GiB

12 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Display

Technology

LTPO AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Super AMOLED

Scratch Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Peak Brightness

2500 nits

2000 nits

1000 nits

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.78 in

6.1 in

6.6 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1179 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2400 pixels

2556 pixels

2340 pixels

Pixel Density

388 ppi

460 ppi

390 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 14

iOS 17

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Face ID

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, compass

IP Rating

IP68

IP68

IP67

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

48 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

24 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/1.6

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

gimbal OIS

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1 μm

1 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

13 MP

12 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.4

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

1.12 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

12 MP

32 MP

Focal Length

22 mm

23 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.5

f/1.9

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

0.7 μm

0.8 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

PD2.0

Wired Charging Power

65 W

15 W

25 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

Qi

MagSafe

n/a

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

15 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

AnTuTu (v9)

635 598

AnTuTu (v10)

1 354 651

726 158

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)