Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-30 | 2017-06-29 |
| 6.18 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 599.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| 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 | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto Z2 Play has an overall score of 77.4, which is just a bit better than the Asus ZenFone 4 Pro's global score of 75.5. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play body is lighter and much thinner than the Asus ZenFone 4 Pro, even though both were released only a couple of months apart. Asus ZenFone 4 Pro counts with a bit faster processor than Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ZenFone 4 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Asus ZenFone 4 Pro has a bit more vivid screen than Motorola Moto Z2 Play. Both of them have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920px, the same count of pixels in each inch in the screen and a screen of the same size. The Asus ZenFone 4 Pro shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Motorola Moto Z2 Play. Both have the same diafragm aperture, the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 video definition and a 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
The Asus ZenFone 4 Pro and the Moto Z2 Play have extremely similar storage capacity for games and applications, both have a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB and exactly the same 64 GB internal storage. The Asus ZenFone 4 Pro counts with greater battery lifetime than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 3600mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
The Moto Z2 Play not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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