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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Sony |
| Android 14 | Android 11 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 has an overall score of 90.5, which is much better than the Asus ROG Phone 8's global score of 79.5. The Sony Xperia 5 III construction is just a bit thinner and extremely lighter than Asus ROG Phone 8, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia 5 III has an older 11 version while Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14.
Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much better looking screen than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a quite worse number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a quite bigger display. The Xperia 5 III features a really superior hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much better camera than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a lot higher 7680x4320 video quality, a larger sensor providing a higher image quality and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Xperia 5 III counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 8, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Xperia 5 III also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with greater battery life than Sony Xperia 5 III, because it has a 22% larger battery capacity.
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