Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 5 V
Verdict
Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra and Sony Xperia 5 V tie on the OH Rank at a score of 66. Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra wins on Performance and Battery; Sony Xperia 5 V wins on Main Camera and SD Memory. Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra is 8.8mm wider than Sony Xperia 5 V. Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra is the more recent release, from Mar 2024.
Score Breakdown
Performance /15
Battery /15
Screen /15
IP Protection /15
Main Camera /15
Selfie /5
Video /5
SD Memory /5
Software /5
Desktop Replacement /5
TOTAL
66
66
Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
76.8mm (3.02in) · Mar 2024 · Rank #137
7+14+15+12+9+3+3+0+3+0 = 66
EDITORIAL: Asus has added this Zenfone Ultra in 2024 and in 2025 they put away itâs more compact (and more interesting) smaller model. So it looks like they gave up on the âcompact phoneâ idea and are turning towards more crowded and stiffer competition space. This, first Ultra of theirs was a good effort. (It you can still find it)
PROs
good SD 8 Gen 3 performance, great 2-day battery endurance with fast (40 minute to 100%) charging, bright 144Hz refresh rate screen, IP68 water protection.
CONs
76.8mm & 228gr size, not-so-Ultra-photo and video performance, no expandable storage, no desktop replacement software and just two years of OS updates policy. (updated Apr 2, 2025)
Sony Xperia 5 V
68mm (2.68in) · Sep 2023 · Rank #135
5+12+11+12+12+3+3+5+3+0 = 66
EDITORIAL: This 68mm wide flagship phone is a little marvel of Japanese engineering. It came with the top processor (SD 8 Gen 2), amazing battery life, cameras with Sony Alpha tech, SDmemory expansion, quality front facing speakers, a great 21.5:9 screen proportion that excels at scrolling content and showing movies full-screen, no selfie camera cut out, a camera button and even a tool-less SIM card tray⦠Sony was out to razzle-dazzle us!
PROs
Sonyâs last small flagship, excellent 2-day 5000mAh Li/Po battery endurance with sub-90min 30W charging, always-on 120Hz refresh rate very accurate 800nits punch hole-free 21:9 screen with front facing speakers, excellent pics from Zeiss optics 48MP main + 12MP ultrawide (both dual pixel PDAF OIS) back camera and good selfies from a (non-AF) 12MP, SDmemory slot and headphone jack, tool-less SIM tray
CONs
Sonyâs lack of commitment to software development and support, only 2 OS updates (updated May 27, 2025)
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