Asus ROG Phone 8 vs Cat S53

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

5G band 1, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

6.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (7CA), 2000 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload

LTE, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame

Aluminium alloy, TPU, polycarbonate
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

163.8 mm

171 mm
Width

76.8 mm

81 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

16 mm
Weight

225 g

320 g
Waterproof

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)

IP68/IP69 (1.5m and 35 minutes)
Dust proof

IP68

IP68/IP69
Resistance drop

-

1.8m
MIL-STD-810H

-

Yes
Flashlight

-

Yes
Build features

Illuminated RGB logo (on the back), pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)

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Colors

Black, Grey

Black

Display
Display type

LTPO AMOLED

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.78 inches

6.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

720 x 1600 pixels
Pixel density

388 ppi

270 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

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Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Scratch resistant
Display features

Always-On display, 165Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.3 GHz Cortex-X4

Dual-core 2.0 GHz Kryo 460
CPU(second)

Penta-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-A720

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 460
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm SM4350 Snapdragon 480 5G
GPU

Adreno 750

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

12, 16 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Storage

UFS 4.0, NTFS support for external storage

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 24 mm, 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
(telephoto) , 32 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.2" , 0.7 µm, 3x optical zoom

(macro) , 2 MP, 1.75 µm
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm
Primary camera resolution

8190 x 6120 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Pro Video mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11be

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WiFi Tri-Band

Yes

-
USB

USB Type-C 3.1 (side), DisplayPort 1.4, USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom)

Type-C 3.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

A2DP
bluetooth LE

Yes

LE
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

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NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

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GALILEO

Yes

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BDS

Yes

-
QZSS

Yes

-
NavIC

Yes

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