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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 14 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 8.00 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
The Asus ROG Phone 8 is slightly better than the Xperia XA1 Plus, getting a 79.5 score against 73.7. Asus ROG Phone 8's construction is incredibly newer than Xperia XA1 Plus's, although it's somewhat heavier and a bit thicker. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Asus ROG Phone 8 has the older 14 version and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a sharper screen than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a larger screen. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus features a much greater processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 9 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 8 has a superior battery duration than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 60% larger battery size.
Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much better camera than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a way better video resolution, a way larger sensor shooting lot better quality photographs, a bigger camera aperture and a camera with lot more MP.
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