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| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 12, 11 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2021-08-26 |
| 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 5s has an overall score of 84.9, which is just a bit better than Xperia XA2 Plus's 78.6 overall score. These phones come with Android OS, but the Asus ROG Phone 5s has the previous 12 version and Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Asus ROG Phone 5s is a much newer phone than Xperia XA2 Plus, although it's a little thicker and heavier.
Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with just a bit better looking screen than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a little bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a quite larger display, a little bit higher 1080 x 2448 resolution and much more brightness. Asus ROG Phone 5s features a little better hardware performance than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has 2 GB more RAM.
Asus ROG Phone 5s shoots much better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a lot higher 64 mega-pixels resolution camera, a way larger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot better quality photographs and videos, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography and a way higher 7680x4320 video quality.
Xperia XA2 Plus features a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Asus ROG Phone 5s has a much better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3580mAh.
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