Sony Xperia 5 III vs Asus ROG Phone 8

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

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

Launch Date
2021, July 31
2024, January 31

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

Dimensions
157 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)
163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight
168 g (5.93 oz)
225 g (7.94 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
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)
SIM
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)
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Black, Green, Pink
Phantom Black, Rebel Grey

Type
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)
Size
6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)

OS
Android 11
Android 14
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Adreno 660
Adreno 750

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

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS
32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF
13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Features
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

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

Capacity
Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
5500 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery
65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min - International 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS - India 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired

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

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

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
USB
USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output
USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG
NFC
Yes