Asus ZenFone AR vs Sony Xperia XZ Premium Specs Comparison

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6.5
Asus ZenFone AR
8.7
Sony Xperia XZ Premium
Asus ZenFone AR Sony Xperia XZ Premium
Released · Aug 03, 2017
Released · Jun 01, 2017
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
5.5-inch · 3840x2160px
Single camera
Single camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh
3230 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2017 Feb 27, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches
158.67 x 77.7 x 8.95 mm
6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches
156 x 77 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g 6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black, Silver, Pink, Red

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.61% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 69.48% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD, HDR, 700 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 512 PPI 3840x2160px, 16:9 ratio, 801 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
7 (Poor) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 540
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3230 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
23 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (24 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, Flash, HDR) 13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Gesture, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

International version
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 3, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
International version
Biometrics Fingerprint (touch)
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