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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 11 | Android 12 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2022-07-05 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 8.43 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | -- |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 6000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III has an overall score of 90.5, which is much better than Asus ROG Phone 6's 79.1 general score. Xperia 5 III's body is a lot lighter and incredibly thinner than Asus ROG Phone 6, even though it was released about 15 months before. Both phones in this comparison review use Android operating system, but the Xperia 5 III has an older 11 version and Asus ROG Phone 6 has Android 12 version.
The Sony Xperia 5 III features a way better performance than Asus ROG Phone 6, although it has 8 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Asus ROG Phone 6 features a bit more vivid screen than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a just a bit lower pixels quantity per screen inch and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels, it also counts with a little bigger screen.
Sony Xperia 5 III shoots much clearer photos and videos than Asus ROG Phone 6, although it has a lot less MP back-facing camera. Sony Xperia 5 III has a little bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 6, because although it has only 256 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 1 TB.
Asus ROG Phone 6 counts with improved battery duration than Xperia 5 III, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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