Asus ZenFone 3 vs Sony Xperia XZ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2016	Sep 01, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches 152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69 mm	5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	5.68 oz / 161.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White	Black, Gray, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.52% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body
Type
Super IPS+ LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	2900 mAh
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	23 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
Yes Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)	13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone	Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 14, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-29752M
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.53 W/kg Body: 0.35 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.80 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	64GB
Dual SIM	Yes

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