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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Motorola |
| Android 15 | -- |
| -- | 2017-06-29 |
| -- | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1199.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 401 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto Z2 Play has a general score of 77.4, which is a little bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro's 74.2 overall score. The Moto Z2 Play has a much better looking screen than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a little bit smaller screen. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play has a lot better performance than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro captures much clearer photos and videos than Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro also has a back facing camera with a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution and faster 60 frames per second video frame rates. The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro features a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Moto Z2 Play, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro features a superior battery duration than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 5800mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Motorola Moto Z2 Play is also by far the cheapest, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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