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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Sony |
| Android 14 | Android 5.1 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 545.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 387 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.5 | 10.6 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 3430mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 630 hours standby time 15.2 hours talk time |
| 7.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z5 Premium has a global score of 79.8, which is just a bit better than Asus ROG Phone 8's 79.5 overall score. Although the Xperia Z5 Premium is notably older than Asus ROG Phone 8, it's construction is thinner and lighter. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Xperia Z5 Premium has the older 5.1 version while Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14.
Xperia Z5 Premium counts with a sharper screen than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 3840 x 2160px and a lot greater display density. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much bigger memory for games and applications than Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xperia Z5 Premium has a much greater hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xperia Z5 Premium also counts with a GPU. The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much longer battery life than Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has a 5500mAh battery size.
Asus ROG Phone 8 takes much better photos and videos than Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much higher video resolution, a much bigger sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality and a much higher resolution back camera.
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