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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Motorola |
| Android 14 | Android 10 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 387 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.54 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has an overall score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than the Moto G9 Play's 76.7 score. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro is a newer and just a little thinner phone than Moto G9 Play, but it is somewhat heavier. Both devices in this review include Android OS (operating system), but the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro has the newer 14 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro counts with a much sharper screen than Moto G9 Play, because it has a better amount of pixels per inch of screen, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a quite bigger display. The Moto G9 Play features a way better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro counts with a little better battery performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro counts with a superior camera than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for capturing photos or video in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a back facing camera with a higher 50 mega-pixels resolution, a much better video definition and a bigger sensor.
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