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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-07-23 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black glare | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is a little bit better than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, with a general score of 87.4 against 79.8. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition is a notably newer phone than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, although it is notably heavier and extremely thicker. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a sharper display than Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and much less brightness, it also counts with a way better 2160 x 3840 resolution and a lot better number of pixels per inch in the screen.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a little faster processing unit than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a really longer battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has an 86 percent larger battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a lot better camera than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and videos, a lot better 7680x4320 video definition, a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way better 64 MP resolution camera in the back.
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