Honor 8 vs. ASUS ROG Phone 5s

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 8 and ASUS ROG Phone 5s. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 8 vs. ASUS ROG Phone 5s Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - ZS676KS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.5 mm 173 mm ASUS ROG Phone 5s has greater height than Honor 8.
Width 71 mm 77 mm ASUS ROG Phone 5s has greater width than Honor 8.
Depth 7.45 mm 9.9 mm Honor 8 is narrower than Honor 8.
Weight 153 g 238 g Honor 8 is lighter than Honor 8.
Body Colour Midnight black | Pearl white | Sapphire blue Phantom black
Body Material - Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.69 W/kg (body), 1.5 W/kg (head) 1.477 W/kg (body), 1.09 W/kg (head), 3.423 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor 8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.78" ASUS ROG Phone 5s has larger screen size than Honor 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2448 x 1080 pixels ASUS ROG Phone 5s has better screen resolution than Honor 8.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 423 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20.4:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
HDR - Yes ASUS ROG Phone 5s has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - Eye Care
Display Refresh Rate - 144 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features - Always-on display, DC Dimming, Delta-E < 1
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+
Processor Number - SM8350
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 3 GHz ASUS ROG Phone 5s has higher clock speed than Honor 8.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 660
MEMORY Honor 8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 16 GB ASUS ROG Phone 5s has more RAM than Honor 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 512 GB ASUS ROG Phone 5s has more internal memory than Honor 8.
User Memory 24 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 64 Megapixel ASUS ROG Phone 5s has better camera resolution than Honor 8.
Sensor Size - 1/1.73"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX686 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s has better lens aperture than Honor 8.
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama 4K Timelapse, Pro Video mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Honor 8 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 30fps, Slo-mo video 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover 3-axis electronic image stabilisation, Wind Noise Filter, Free Zoom
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Dual shooting mode -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 24 Megapixel ASUS ROG Phone 5s has better front camera resolution than Honor 8.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 27mm
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 6000 mAh ASUS ROG Phone 5s has larger battery capacity than Honor 8.
Fast Charging Technology - Power Delivery 3.0, Qualcomm Quick Charge 5.0 ASUS ROG Phone 5s has fast charging technology.
Talk Time 2550 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 255 min -
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G ASUS ROG Phone 5s has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 11
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 ROG UI
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, GNSS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, DC-HSPA+, Gigabit LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP HFP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X60 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MID Apt-X, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, H.265 -
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support, Integrated Sound Chamber Dirac HD Sound, ASUS Audio Wizard, Hi-Res audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive
Audio Processor - ESS DAC 9280AC
FEATURES Honor 8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, ultrasonic sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Infrared remote control, Dual noise reduction microphones, Smart Control 4.0 MIMO technology, 4-Mics, ASUS Noise Reduction technology, ARCore, Aura RGB lighting, GameFX audio system, AirTrigger 5
OTHERS Honor 8 ASUS ROG Phone 5s
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool SIM card removal tool, USB-C to USB-C cable, Aero Case, power adapter (65 W), 3 months of Stadia Pro
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% -
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