Asus ROG Phone 8 vs Sony Xperia 5 II

Product
Asus ROG Phone 8
949 USD
Sony Xperia 5 II
950 USD

Price
949 USD
950 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Asus Mobiles
Sony Mobiles
Model No
AI2401
Sony Xperia 5 II

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - International HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - USA
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
1, 3, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
SHSPA, LTE-A (Up to 7CA), 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G

Dimensions
163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
158 x 68 x 8 mm (6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight
225 g (7.94 oz)
163 g (5.75 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Illuminated RGB logo (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Colors
Phantom Black, Rebel Grey
Black, Grey, Blue, Pink

Type
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)
OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)

OS
Android 14
Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585)
GPU
Adreno 750
Adreno 650

RAM
12GB/16GB
8GB
Storage
256GB UFS 4.0
128GB/256GB UFS
Card Slot
NTFS support for external storage
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS
Lens 3
13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Dual Pixel PDAF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Zeiss optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p, 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Features
Panorama, HDR
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

Capacity
5500 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min - International 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS - India 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired
Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min (advertised, with the incl. 18W charger) USB Power Delivery 3.0

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes 32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio Dynamic vibration system

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG
USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go
Radio
No

Performance
AnTuTu: 532655 (v8) GeekBench: 3301 (v5.1) GFXBench: 41fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
-28.3 LUFS (Average)
Battery life
Endurance rating 102h