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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Motorola |
| Android 15 | -- |
| -- | 2018-06-29 |
| -- | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1199.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| -- | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 402 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 636 SDM636 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 11.22 | 9.68 |
| 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 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 Play is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, getting a 76.3 score against 74.2. Moto Z3 Play features a much more vibrant display than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a quite smaller screen. Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a very superior hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a better camera than Moto Z3 Play, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro also has faster 60 fps video frame rates, a back facing camera with a way higher resolution and a way larger sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photographs.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a very superior battery performance than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 93 percent greater battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the Moto Z3 Play is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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