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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 12, 11 |
| 2018-04-05 | 2021-08-26 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 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+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.72 |
| 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 5s is just a bit better than Xperia XZ2 Compact, having an 84.9 score against 79. The Asus ROG Phone 5s body is much newer and thinner, but way heavier than the Xperia XZ2 Compact. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Asus ROG Phone 5s has an older 12 version and Xperia XZ2 Compact has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a bit better looking screen than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2160 resolution, much darker display and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater display pixel density. Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone 5s also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5s has a very superior camera than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a lot better video definition, a much larger camera sensor which offers a much better image and video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and video and a back facing camera with a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution.
Xperia XZ2 Compact has more storage capacity to install applications and games than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds up to 400 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 2870mAh.
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