Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra vs Sony Xperia XZ vs Asus Zenfone AR

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Sony Asus
Announced May 2016 September 2016 January 2017
Status Available - June 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,990 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Grey, Silver, Gold Platinum, Mineral Black, Forest Blue Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm
(7.34 x 3.7 x 0.27 in)
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
158.7 x 77.7 x 9 mm
(6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
Weight 233 g (8.22 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Fingerprint sensor
Scratch Resistant Display
Tango Support
DayDream Support
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with ZEN UI 3.0 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Dual-core 2.4 GHz Kryo & dual-core 2.0 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821
GPU Adreno 510 Adreno 530 Adreno 530
RAM 3/4 GB 3 GB 6/8 GB
Internal Memory 32/64/128 GB 32/64 GB 64/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.8 inches 5.2 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.81% 70.79% 72.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 23 MP 23 MP 23 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Auto-focus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, Depth-sensing camera, Motion-sensing camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1080p, HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64/128 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4600 mAh 2900 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -