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| Global Score | |
| 73 | 84.2 |
| 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 | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 17.6 |
| 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
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro is better than the Sony Xperia Z2a, getting an 84.2 score against 73. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro is a a lot heavier but thinner cellphone than the Sony Xperia Z2a. Both phones in this comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has the previous 14 version and Sony Xperia Z2a has Android 4.4.2 version.
Xperia Z2a features a much faster processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has a little bit better screen than Xperia Z2a, because although it has a quite worse count of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a much bigger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z2a, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro features a way better battery life than Xperia Z2a, because it has a 5500mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro captures much better pictures and videos than Xperia Z2a, because it has a way bigger back camera sensor shooting much better quality pictures, a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way better 7680x4320 video resolution.
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