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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| 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 | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 12.54 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 is a little bit better than Xperia XZ1 Compact, having a 79.5 score against 74.6. The Asus ROG Phone 8 construction is much newer and a bit thinner than the Xperia XZ1 Compact's, but it is much heavier. Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much sharper screen than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a lot larger display and a little bit greater pixel count in each inch of screen.
The Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact features a very superior performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a lot better camera than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a larger camera aperture to take better low light captures and video, a way higher 7680x4320 video definition, a way better resolution camera in the back and a way larger sensor taking much higher quality videos and photographs.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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