Asus Zenfone 8 vs Sony Xperia L3

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - I3312, I4312, I4332; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - I3322
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - global; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 71 - USA

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - I3312, I4312; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - I4332; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700), 29(700) - I3322
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 SA/NSA - global; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 38, 40, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - USA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (5CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A (2CA), Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

Metal
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

148 mm

154 mm
Width

68.5 mm

72 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

169 g

156 g
Waterproof

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Black, Silver

Black, Gold, Silver

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.9 inches

5.7 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

720 x 1570 pixels
Pixel density

446 ppi

303 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

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Yes
Display features

Always-on display, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (HBM), 1100 nits (peak)

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DxOMark display score

81

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Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 78˚ , 26 mm, 1/1.73" , 0.8 µm

13 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/3" , 1.12 µm
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 14 mm, 1/2.93" , 1.12 µm

2 MP, f/1.5 , 1/5" , 1.75 µm
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, RAW

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

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Selfie camera

(standard) , 12 MP, f/2.5 , 28 mm, 1/2.93" , 1.22 µm

8 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm, 1/4" , 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

Dual-pixel phase detection autofocus, face unlock, HDR

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Selfie camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

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NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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BDS

Yes

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QZSS

Yes

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NavIC

Yes

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