Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-07-23 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black glare | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III is just a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition, getting a 90.5 score against 87.4. The Sony Xperia 5 III design is somewhat thinner and much lighter than the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition, even though both of them were released only a few months apart. Both phones we are comparing work with Android OS (Operating System), but Sony Xperia 5 III has 11 version and Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has Android 10 version, giving you some additional features.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a bit better screen than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of display and a bit lower 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a quite bigger screen. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a bit more powerful processing unit than Xperia 5 III. Both have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
The Sony Xperia 5 III has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition, and although they both have equal 256 GB internal storage, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition shoots better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have a 0.59 inches back-facing camera sensor, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also counts with a much better video definition and a lot more mega-pixels camera.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features improved battery duration than Xperia 5 III, because it has a 33 percent more battery size.
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