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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| 2016-05-23 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.63 x 2.72 x 0.30 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 10.12 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2620mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 is better than the Xperia X, having an 84.7 score against 72.9. Asus ROG Phone 5's body is much newer than the Xperia X's, although it is incredibly thicker and much heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit better screen than Xperia X, because although it has a quite worse pixel count in each inch of display, it also counts with a lot larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2448.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a bit superior processing unit than Xperia X, because it has 2 more processing cores and more RAM. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a lot better camera than Xperia X, because it has a lot larger sensor providing a much better image quality, a back camera with a lot higher resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture and a way better video definition.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xperia X, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a really longer battery life than Xperia X, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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