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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Sony |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-01-08 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 Xperia 5 is a bit better than Asus ROG Phone 8, getting a score of 81 against 79.5. Xperia 5 is an way older cellphone than Asus ROG Phone 8, but it's a lot lighter and a little bit thinner anyway. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a more vivid screen than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a little less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a little larger screen.
Xperia 5 features a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Xperia 5 has a really superior hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 shoots much better photos and videos than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back, a way better video resolution and a way larger back camera sensor which provides a way better image and video quality.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a really longer battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity against 3140mAh.
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