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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-09-02 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 409.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 5 is slightly better than the Xperia Z5, getting an 84.7 score against 77.6. The Asus ROG Phone 5 design is much newer, but notably thicker and a lot heavier than Xperia Z5. Xperia Z5 counts with a little bit better looking display than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a way smaller display and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels density.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bigger storage for apps and games than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit better processing power than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also counts with 5 GB more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots way better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a back camera with way more mega-pixels, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor and a way better video quality. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a really longer battery duration than Xperia Z5, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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