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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 5.1 | Android 14 |
| 2015-09-02 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 409.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 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 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 12.54 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 is slightly better than Sony Xperia Z5, having a global score of 79.5 against 77.6. Asus ROG Phone 8's construction is noticeably newer, but somewhat thicker and extremely heavier than Sony Xperia Z5. These devices include Android operating system, but Asus ROG Phone 8 has newer 14 version and Sony Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1 version, so it provides lots of additional features.
Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a bit sharper screen than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has a just a little worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a really bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. The Sony Xperia Z5 counts with a really superior performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has 9 GB less RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia Z5 also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a much better camera than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light images and videos, it also counts with a much better video quality, a way larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a much better resolution back camera.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z5, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a way better battery performance than Xperia Z5, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
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