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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| 2018-02-16 | 2021-06-07 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Matte White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 17.6 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a general score of 94, which is much better than the Xperia XA2's general score of 74.8. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate body is notably newer, but just a bit thicker and way heavier than Xperia XA2. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a little more vivid display than Xperia XA2, because although it has a just a bit lower screen density, it also counts with a really bigger screen, way more brightness and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2448px.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has much more storage for applications and games than Sony Xperia XA2, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with just a little better performance than Xperia XA2, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a very superior battery performance than Xperia XA2, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a much better camera than Xperia XA2, because it has a bigger aperture, a camera with much more mega pixels, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a lot better video resolution.
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