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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-02-16 | 2020-07-23 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black glare |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 3 Strix Edition is much better than the Sony Xperia XA2, with an 87.4 score against 74.8. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition's design is notably newer, but a little thicker and much heavier than Sony Xperia XA2. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a bit better display than Xperia XA2, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a lot brighter display, a bigger display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a bit superior processor than Sony Xperia XA2, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition also has a larger amount of RAM. Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition features a lot better camera than Xperia XA2, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more MP, a much higher video resolution, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures and a larger aperture.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia XA2, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition has a superior battery life than Xperia XA2, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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