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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| 2016-09-08 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 5 has a general score of 84.7, which is much better than Sony Xperia X Compact's general score of 71.8. Asus ROG Phone 5 is a newer cellphone than Sony Xperia X Compact, although it is a lot heavier and just a little thicker. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little faster processor than Xperia X Compact, because it has a higher number of faster cores and more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much better looking display than Xperia X Compact, because it has a little bit better amount of pixels per display inch, a lot better 1080 x 2448px resolution and a much bigger screen. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than Xperia X Compact, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia X Compact, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 2700mAh. Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots greater photos and videos than Xperia X Compact, because it has a way larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality, a much higher video resolution, a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back and a bigger aperture for better low light photos and video.
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