Sony Xperia 5 III vs Asus ROG Phone 8

950 USD

949 USD

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Sony Mobiles

Asus Mobiles

Sony Xperia 5 III

AI2401

2021, July 31

2024, January 31

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800

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

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

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

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

SHSPA, LTE-A (Up to 7CA), 5G

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)

168 g (5.93 oz)

225 g (7.94 oz)

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)

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)

Black, Green, Pink

Phantom Black, Rebel Grey

OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)

6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)

Android 11

Android 14

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

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)

Adreno 660

Adreno 750

8GB

12GB/16GB

128GB/256GB

256GB UFS 4.0

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

NTFS support for external storage

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

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

12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

LED flash, HDR, panorama

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+

8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm

32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm

HDR

Panorama, HDR

1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

5500 mAh, non-removable

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

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Yes 32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio

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

5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

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 Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output

USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG

Yes