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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-05-05 | 2021-05-13 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 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 + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 12.65 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 8 is much better than the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, getting an 83 score against 72.8. The Asus ZenFone 8 design is a lot newer and somewhat lighter than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra's, but it is also just a bit thicker. Asus ZenFone 8 features a better looking display than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a quite higher pixels density.
The Asus ZenFone 8 counts with just a bit better processing power than Xperia XA1 Ultra, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a higher amount of RAM. Asus ZenFone 8 has a bigger storage for games and applications than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Asus ZenFone 8 features a greater camera than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a lot more mega pixels camera, a larger aperture to take better low-light photography and videos and a way bigger sensor taking much higher quality videos and photographs. Asus ZenFone 8 features a much longer battery performance than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a 48 percent larger battery size.
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