Asus Zenfone 5 16GB vs Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual

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Comparing the Asus Zenfone 5 16GB vs Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Asus Zenfone 5 16GB runs at 1.6 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Asus Zenfone 5 16GB offers 5 inches, making Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual the larger display of the two. Both Asus Zenfone 5 16GB and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Asus Zenfone 5 16GB offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Asus Zenfone 5 16GB offers 2 MP, making Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual offers a higher battery capacity with 3430 mAh, while Asus Zenfone 5 16GB offers 2110 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Asus Zenfone 5 16GB offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual the better option for storage.


User Rating: Asus Zenfone 5 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual has a rating of 3.9.

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Asus Zenfone 5 16GB
₹10,499
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual
₹62,990
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

09 Jul, 2014
12 Nov, 2015
N/A

Performance

Intel Atom
Snapdragon 810
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Dual Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
2160x3840 px (UHD (4k))
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
23 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

2 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

2110 mAh
3430 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.1/5
(53,003 ratings)
3.9/5
(181 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Nov 12, 2015
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

Zen UI
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Intel Atom Z2560
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Dual core, 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 544
Adreno 430
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR2
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
2160x3840 px (UHD (4k))
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
801 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.73 %
70.9 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

148.2 mm
154.4 mm
162.7 mm

Width

72.8 mm
76 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

10.3 mm
7.8 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

145 grams
181 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI
23 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Hybrid Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
5536 x 4152 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Below Avg
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2110 mAh
3430 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 18.5 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB / 16 GB
32 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Side
On-screen

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope