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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-07-12 | 2020-08-28 |
| 7.34 x 3.70 x 0.27 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.22 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.86 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G9 Play is just a bit better than the Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, with a 76.7 score against 73.3. These phones have Android OS, but the Motorola Moto G9 Play has older 10 version and Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Motorola Moto G9 Play's body is much newer and lighter, but much thicker than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra. Both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount. Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra counts with a bit better display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a better 1080 x 1920 resolution, a quite bigger screen and a just a bit better amount of pixels in each screen inch.
Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra counts with just a bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds 312 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a much better camera than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a larger camera aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light environments, a way better 48 MP resolution camera in the back and faster video frame rate.
Motorola Moto G9 Play has a bit better battery lifetime than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, because it has a 9% greater battery size.
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