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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 8.00 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 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 | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 is better than the Xperia XA1 Plus, with an 84.7 score against 73.7. Although Asus ROG Phone 5 is much newer than Xperia XA1 Plus, it's somewhat thicker and incredibly heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a better looking display than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a little inferior amount of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and a larger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a little better hardware performance than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 takes way better photos and videos than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a larger camera aperture, a back camera with a much better resolution, a way better 7680x4320 video resolution and a way larger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality photos. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a very superior battery life than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3430mAh.
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