Asus ROG Phone 8 vs Honor X40

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x
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, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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, 3, 5, 8, 20, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

6.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

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

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

No

Design
Build

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

Plastic, glass
SIM

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

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

163.8 mm

161.6 mm
Width

76.8 mm

73.9 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

225 g

172 g
Waterproof

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)

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Dust proof

IP68

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Build features

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

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Colors

Black, Grey

Black, Green, Silver

Display
Display type

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.78 inches

6.67 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

388 ppi

395 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

1073741824
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

3D curved glass screen
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 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold
CPU(second)

Penta-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-A720

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G
GPU

Adreno 750

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

12, 16 GB

6, 8, 12 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

No

No
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) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 8x digital zoom
(telephoto) , 32 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.2" , 0.7 µm, 3x optical zoom

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm
Primary camera resolution

8190 x 6120 pixels

8192 x 6144 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, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast 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 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

No
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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NavIC

Yes

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