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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| -- | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| -- | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| 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 |
| 7.7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 12.87 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 is better than Xperia 5 IV, getting an 84.7 score against 73.3. The Asus ROG Phone 5 is a much thicker and heavier device than the Xperia 5 IV. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a better looking display than Xperia 5 IV, because although it has a little worse quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a bit worse 1080 x 2448 resolution, it also counts with a little bigger display.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better processing power than Sony Xperia 5 IV. They have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 CPU cores. The Xperia 5 IV has a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Asus ROG Phone 5, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Xperia 5 IV also has an external SD slot that supports up to 1 TB.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has better battery duration than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because it has a 20 percent bigger battery capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a lot better camera than Xperia 5 IV, and although they both have a same size camera sensor, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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