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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| 2018-02-16 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.42 x 3.15 x 0.37 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 + 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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 5 has an overall score of 84.7, which is better than the Xperia XA2 Ultra's general score of 75.5. Although Asus ROG Phone 5 is extremely newer than Xperia XA2 Ultra, it's just a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a little sharper screen than Xperia XA2 Ultra, because it has a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels, a little higher screen density, a much brighter display and a little bigger display.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a little better hardware performance than Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Asus ROG Phone 5 captures way better photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, because it has a lot higher video resolution, a lot higher resolution back facing camera, a lot larger back camera sensor and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light environments.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a better memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a very superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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