Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Asus Zenfone 8

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Asus
Announced
September 2014	2021, May 12
Status
Available - September 2014	Available. Released 2021, May 13
Colors
Black, White, Green, Orange	Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm (5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)	148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm (5.83 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight
129 g (4.55 oz)	169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type
-	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600	LTE
5G Network
-	SA/NSA
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes	- Fingerprint Sensor

OS
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)	Android 11
User Interface
-	ZenUI 8
Processor
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [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 330 [Similar]	Adreno 660 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar]	16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB	256 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine	FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ 1100 nits (peak)
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.6 inches [Similar]	5.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]	1080 x 2400 pixels (446 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.72%	82.92%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar]	64 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama	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
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR	8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR
Front Camera
2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps	Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host	USB Type-C
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser
HTML5	Yes

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM	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
microSD, up to 64 GB	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 30W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Reverse charging
Capacity
2600 mAh	4000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 880 h (2G) Up to 920 h (3G)	-
Talk Time
Up to 12 h (2G) Up to 14 h (3G)	-