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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| -- | Android 12, 11 |
| 2019-10-02 | 2021-08-26 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| 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 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5s has an overall score of 84.9, which is just a bit better than Xperia 5's 81 overall score. Asus ROG Phone 5s's design is newer, but way heavier and thicker than Xperia 5. The Asus ROG Phone 5s features just a little better performance than Xperia 5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has 2 GB more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5s has a slightly better screen than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2448px and a little bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a quite larger display. The Sony Xperia 5 has a much better storage to store more games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5s, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Sony Xperia 5 also has an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Asus ROG Phone 5s features a way better battery life than Xperia 5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a way better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a camera with a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution, a lot better video quality and a lot bigger back camera sensor taking much better quality photos.
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