Asus ROG Phone 8 vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G

Asus ROG Phone 8

OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G

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 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Europe; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41 - India
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, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - Europe; 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
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-A (CA), Cat18, 1200 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

Plastic, glass
SIM

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

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

163.8 mm

160.6 mm
Width

76.8 mm

73.2 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

7.8 mm
Weight

225 g

173 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

Blue, Gray

Display
Display type

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.78 inches

6.43 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

388 ppi

409 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

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

90Hz, HDR10+

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.3 GHz Cortex-X4

Dual-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A78
CPU(second)

Penta-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-A720

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

MediaTek MT6877 Dimensity 900 5G
GPU

Adreno 750

Mali-G68 MC4
Memory RAM

12, 16 GB

6, 8 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB
Storage

UFS 4.0, NTFS support for external storage

UFS 2.2

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

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

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.97" inches, 0.7 µm, 20x digital zoom
(telephoto) , 32 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.2" , 0.7 µm, 3x optical zoom

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 119˚
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8190 x 6120 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

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

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
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 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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.5 , 22 mm, 1/3.2" , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.4 , 27 mm, 1/3.0" , 1.0 µm
Selfie camera resolution

-

4640 x 3456 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection, HDR

Face unlock, face detection, digital image stabilization
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

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, 802.11ax
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

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes
NavIC

Yes

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