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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Motorola |
| Android 15 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-08-28 |
| -- | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| -- | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| -- | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 270 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-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 830 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/1.70 aperture |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.22 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5800mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.44 | 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 Motorola Moto G9 Play has a score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro's 74.2 global score. These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but Motorola Moto G9 Play has the previous 10 version and Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has Android 15. The Moto G9 Play features a lot better looking screen than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a little bit smaller screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto G9 Play, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. Moto G9 Play counts with a much faster CPU than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has 12 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Moto G9 Play and Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro count with really similar cameras, although the Moto G9 Play has a much lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, a camera in the back with less mega pixels resolution and a tinier back camera sensor shooting lower quality videos and images. Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro features just a little better battery life than Moto G9 Play, because it has a 5800mAh battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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