Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact vs Asus ZenFone 8 Specs Comparison

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7.5	9.0
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact	Asus ZenFone 8
Released · Apr 05, 2018	Released · May 13, 2021
5.0-inch	5.9-inch
Single camera	Dual camera
4GB · 64GB	6GB · 128GB
2870 mAh	4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches 135 x 65 x 12.1 mm	5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches 148 x 68.6 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.93 oz (168.0 g)	5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Green	Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver

Display

Size
5.0-inch	5.9-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 483 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
73.56 %	82.76 %
Peak brightness
700 cd/m2 (nit)	1100 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 660
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 48 GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (11), Zen 8 UI

Battery

Capacity
2870 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 11min

Browsing

10h 12min

Video

11h 23min

Gaming

8h 42min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
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	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.6 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps), 1280x720 (HD) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP (PDAF), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2, Yes
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),tri-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n38, n40, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 25, 2018 FCC ID value: PY7-24118Q
Measured SAR
Head: 0.78 W/kg Body: 0.74 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 599
In The Box
Charger, USB-C cable, USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter and Manaul

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2018	May 12, 2021

Alternative variants

Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

With 8GB RAM


RAM	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	256GB

Global


5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500)
3G	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)

Links

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Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Specs	Asus ZenFone 8 Specs
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