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| Global Score | |
| 94 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Sony |
| 2021-06-07 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Matte White | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 18 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 11.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 10.45 |
| 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 Nano SIM Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 5 Ultimate is a lot better than the Xperia XZ1, with a 94 score against 78.3. Even though the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is extremely newer than Xperia XZ1, it is much heavier and way thicker. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a little sharper screen than Xperia XZ1, because although it has a bit less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a much larger display.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia XZ1, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia XZ1, and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a way better battery lifetime than Xperia XZ1, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 2700mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate takes greater pictures and videos than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has a larger aperture, a camera with a lot higher 64 MP resolution, a much better 7680x4320 video definition and a way larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
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