Sony Xperia 5 III vs Asus Zenfone 8

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Asus
Announced
April 2021	2021, May 12
Status
Coming Soon - Q2 2021	Available. Released 2021, May 13
Colors
Black, Green, Pink	Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
157 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)	148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm (5.83 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight
168 g (5.93 oz)	169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 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, 71	LTE
5G Network
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6	SA/NSA
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Fingerprint Sensor

OS
Android 11	Android 11
User Interface
-	ZenUI 8
Processor
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 660 [Similar]	Adreno 660 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	256 GB
External Memory
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Type
FHD+ OLED Screen HDR BT.2020 120Hz Refresh rate Corning Gorilla Glass 6	FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ 1100 nits (peak)
Colors
1B colors	16M colors
Size
6.1 inches [Similar]	5.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2520 pixels (449 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (446 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
81.58%	82.92%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP [Similar]	64 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 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 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF 0.3 MP TOF 3D, (depth) Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, panorama, HDR, eye tracking	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF HDR, Panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS	8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR
Front Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm HDR 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]	12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output	USB Type-C
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1	256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 30W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Reverse charging
Capacity
4500 mAh	4000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-