Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium vs. ASUS ROG Phone 3

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium and ASUS ROG Phone 3. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium vs. ASUS ROG Phone 3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium ASUS ROG Phone 3
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number E6853 ZS661KS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.4 mm 171 mm ASUS ROG Phone 3 has greater height than Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium.
Width 76 mm 78 mm ASUS ROG Phone 3 has greater width than Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium.
Depth 7.8 mm 9.85 mm Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium is narrower than Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium.
Weight 180 g 240 g Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium is lighter than Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium.
Body Colour Gold | Chrome | Black Black glare
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium is waterproof.
IP rating IP68, IP65, IPX8, IPX5, IP6X -
SAR Value 0.468 W/kg (body), 0.466 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium ASUS ROG Phone 3
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.59" ASUS ROG Phone 3 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 3840 x 2160 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium has better screen resolution than ASUS ROG Phone 3.
Display Format 4K -
Pixel Density 806 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes ASUS ROG Phone 3 has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 144 Hz
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, scratch-resistant glass -
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium ASUS ROG Phone 3
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Processor Number MSM8994 SM8250
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.84 GHz ASUS ROG Phone 3 has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 430 Qualcomm ADRENO 650
MEMORY Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium ASUS ROG Phone 3
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB ASUS ROG Phone 3 has more RAM than Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB ASUS ROG Phone 3 has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium.
User Memory 27 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB -
CAMERA Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium ASUS ROG Phone 3
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 23 Megapixel 64 Megapixel ASUS ROG Phone 3 has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 24 mm -
Digital Zoom 8x -
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects Creative effects -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Red-Eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, night mode, AR Effect mode, SteadyShot, manual mode, Time Shift mode, Intelligent Active Mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile shutter - Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Superior Auto, Object tracking, G lens, Scene recognition, BIONZ image processing engine, Sound Photo, Hybrid Auto focus -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5.1 Megapixel 24 Megapixel ASUS ROG Phone 3 has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium.
Sensor Type (Front) Exmor R CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium ASUS ROG Phone 3
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3430 mAh 6000 mAh ASUS ROG Phone 3 has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, Asus ROG HyperCharge ASUS ROG Phone 3 has fast charging technology.
Talk Time 1150 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 910 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1150 min
Standby (GSM): up to 630 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 630 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 620 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 100 hrs
Playback (video): up to 7.3 hrs
Playback (video (4K)): up to 5.16 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium ASUS ROG Phone 3
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G ASUS ROG Phone 3 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 10
User Interface - ROG UI
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium ASUS ROG Phone 3
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, MAP, GATT, DID, HOGP HFP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium ASUS ROG Phone 3
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, ASF, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, LPCM, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MKA, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSDIFF Apt-X, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, XviD, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, HEVC -
Sound Enhancements Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE HX), 3D surround sound (VPT) -
FEATURES Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium ASUS ROG Phone 3
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, pedometer, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, motion sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, ultrasonic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, Radio Data Service (RDS), DLNA Certified, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), multitasking, sharing media via DLNA, Screen capture, Wi-Fi Miracast, battery STAMINA mode, Throw function, Glove mode, TRILUMINOS display, X-Reality engine, MIMO technology, Clear Phase technology, Screen mirroring, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, PS Remote PLAY, Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC), Ultra STAMINA Mode, Live Color LED, Hi-Res Audio, Low power audio playback, Slow talk feature, Voice enhancement, Talk equaliser, Small Apps feature, Smart backlight control, MirrorLink support, High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), Wi-Fi Passpoint, S-Force Front surround, Alarm Clock MIMO technology, Four microphones with Noise Reduction technology
OTHERS Sony XPERIA Z5 Premium ASUS ROG Phone 3
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case, 30W fast charger, AeroCooler 3 Fan with USB-C and 3.5mm audio jack
Compliant Standards AES-128, IP68, IP65, IPX5, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), IPX8, SSL v3, IP6X, TLS -
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