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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-05 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.93 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 | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 483 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| 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 | |
| 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 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 | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 5 has a global score of 84.7, which is just a bit better than Xperia XZ2 Compact's 79 general score. Asus ROG Phone 5's design is newer and somewhat thinner, but also heavier than the Xperia XZ2 Compact. Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little more vivid display than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a really smaller display, a little lower 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and way less brightness, it also counts with a just a bit better quantity of pixels in each inch of display.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit superior processor than Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Xperia XZ2 Compact features a quite bigger storage to install applications and games than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 400 GB.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a way better camera than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a way better resolution back facing camera, a much larger sensor providing a much better image quality, a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot better video definition. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better battery duration than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 109% larger battery capacity.
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