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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2016-09-08 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.54 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 8 is much better than the Xperia X Compact, getting a 79.5 score against 71.8. Although Asus ROG Phone 8 is much heavier than Xperia X Compact, it's just a little thinner and also way newer. Asus ROG Phone 8 has a way better looking screen than Sony Xperia X Compact, because it has a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a bit higher pixel number per inch in the display and a much larger display.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Xperia X Compact, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Sony Xperia X Compact has a very superior hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 9 GB less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 captures greater videos and photos than Xperia X Compact, because it has a way higher resolution camera in the back, a much bigger sensor shooting much better quality videos and photographs, a larger aperture to take better low light captures and a much higher video definition.
Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a way better battery life than Xperia X Compact, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
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