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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| 2017-05-01 | 2020-07-23 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black glare |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 26.00mm 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 |
| 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 | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 3 has an overall score of 86.3, which is a lot better than Sony Xperia XA1's general score of 71.7. Asus ROG Phone 3 is a newer device than Sony Xperia XA1, but it is way heavier and incredibly thicker. Asus ROG Phone 3 has a much better screen than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has a really bigger display, a higher pixels amount per screen inch and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Asus ROG Phone 3 features a bit better processing power than Xperia XA1, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has 9 GB more RAM. Asus ROG Phone 3 has a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia XA1, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a much better camera than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has a way better 7680x4320 video resolution, a back-facing camera with way more megapixels, a bigger aperture to capture better photos in low-light situations and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality pictures.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a much better battery lifetime than Xperia XA1, because it has a 161% bigger battery size.
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