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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Motorola |
| Android 14 | Android 10 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Rebel Grey | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 387 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 11.99 |
| 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 | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a global score of 80.5, which is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 8's 79.5 global score. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Motorola Moto G9 Plus has older 10 version while Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14. Although the Motorola Moto G9 Plus is noticeably older and just a little bit thicker than the Asus ROG Phone 8, it's body is still a little lighter.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much better looking screen than Motorola Moto G9 Plus. Both have a screen of the same size, the same number of pixels per display inch and the same exact 1080 x 2400 resolution. Moto G9 Plus has a way better performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 8 GB less RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Moto G9 Plus counts with slightly more memory capacity to install applications and games than Asus ROG Phone 8, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with just a little better battery performance than Moto G9 Plus, because it has a 10 percent greater battery capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 8 has a slightly better camera than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a smaller aperture and a way less mega pixels camera, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor which offers a higher image and video quality and a much higher video quality.
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