Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone AR vs Nokia 8 vs Sony Xperia XZ Premium

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Nokia Sony
Announced January 2017 August 2017 February 2017
Status Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - Q2 2017
Price - Rs. 44,900 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black Various Luminous Chrome, Deepsea Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.7 x 77.7 x 9 mm
(6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
(5.96 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
156 x 77 x 7.9 mm
(6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint sensor
Scratch Resistant Display
Tango Support
DayDream Support
- Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface ZEN UI 3.0 - -
Processor Dual-core 2.4 GHz Kryo & dual-core 2.0 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 6/8 GB 4/6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.3 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) 3840 x 2160 pixels (801 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.72% 69.40% 69.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM Radio with Recording No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 23 MP Dual 13 MP 19 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Auto-focus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, Depth-sensing camera, Motion-sensing camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama PDAF, Laser AF, 1.55-micron pixel, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, EIS (gyro), 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 720p@960fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, AutoFocus [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 3090 mAh 3230 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -