Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.1 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Sony |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2018-10-29 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 3.63 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 is slightly better than Asus ROG Phone, having a 77.6 score against 77.1. The Xperia Z5 is an extremely older cellphone than Asus ROG Phone, but Sony managed to make it notably lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. The Sony Xperia Z5 features a slightly better screen than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater screen pixel density.
Asus ROG Phone counts with a bit better CPU than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xperia Z5 takes much better videos and photos than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same video definition, the Xperia Z5 also counts with a larger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures.
The Asus ROG Phone has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone has a very superior battery life than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Xperia Z5 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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