Asus ROG Phone 2 vs POCO X8 Power 5G

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Comparing the Asus ROG Phone 2 vs POCO X8 Power 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus ROG Phone 2 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.96 GHz, while POCO X8 Power 5G runs at 2.6 GHz, making Asus ROG Phone 2 the better performer.


Display: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Asus ROG Phone 2 offers 6.59 inches, making POCO X8 Power 5G the larger display of the two. Both Asus ROG Phone 2 and POCO X8 Power 5G feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Asus ROG Phone 2 offers 48 MP, making POCO X8 Power 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Asus ROG Phone 2 offers 24 MP, making POCO X8 Power 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO X8 Power 5G delivers longer battery life with 20h 45m, while Asus ROG Phone 2 delivers 16h 08m, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Asus ROG Phone 2 and POCO X8 Power 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: POCO X8 Power 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Asus ROG Phone 2 is rated 7.

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Summary

Release Date

08 Oct, 2019
11 Sep, 2026
12 Mar, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 855 Plus
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
Super HD (2772 x 1272)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

24 MP
32 MP
32 MP

Battery

6000 mAh
10000 mAh
7000 mAh
Hyper Charging
100W Hyper Charging
68W Turbo Power Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.0
UFS 2.2
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.2/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Around 2 days of battery
  • Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
  • Excellent build quality
  • Reliable performance
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Slim and lightweight design
  • Reliable cameras
  • Dependable performance

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Lots of pre-installed apps
  • Ultrawide camera needs improvement
  • Slightly bulky
  • Warms up quickly during gaming
  • Macro photography could be improved

User Ratings

4.6/5
(11,107 ratings)
N/A
4.4/5
(18,954 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

353,469
AnTuTu Score
984,877
AnTuTu Score
1,149,292
AnTuTu Score
16h 08m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
20h 45m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
17h 34m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 08, 2019
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)
Mar 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
4 Year
3 Years

Security Updates

N/A
6 Year
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
HyperOS
Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
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Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno
Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

353,469
984,877
1,149,292

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
26.0 s
18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
1,217
1,197

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

1.0 %
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.7 %
N/A
19.0 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
3500 nits
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
2000 nits
1600 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
3840 Hz
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz
1500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
447 ppi
449 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.21 %
89.32 %
92.05 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
89.5 %
96.2 %

Design

Height

170.9 mm
163.44 mm
162.76 mm

Width

77.6 mm
78.27 mm
75.60 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
8.65 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

240 grams
229 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Polycarbonate
Back: Fiber Fabric

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7926 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 1µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom
Face detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
10000 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 52 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Hyper Charging
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes
Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 08m
20h 45m
17h 34m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 2m 30s
1h 19m 35s
49m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 512 GB
128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
UFS 2.2
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
N/A
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

DTS Sound
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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