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| Global Score | |
| 73 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 14 |
| -- | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AB chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 has a general score of 79.5, which is a bit better than Sony Xperia Z2a's 73 global score. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Asus ROG Phone 8 has the older 14 version and Sony Xperia Z2a has Android 4.4.2. The Asus ROG Phone 8 is a incredibly heavier but somewhat thinner cellphone than the Sony Xperia Z2a.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a bit more vivid display than Xperia Z2a, because although it has a just a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a really larger screen. Asus ROG Phone 8 has much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z2a, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Xperia Z2a features a lot better processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has lesser CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a very superior camera than Xperia Z2a, because it has a much bigger camera sensor, a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a much higher video quality.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z2a, because it has a 5500mAh battery capacity.
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