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| Global Score | |
| 60 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Motorola |
| Android 4.4, 4.3 | -- |
| 2014-01-06 | 2018-05-16 |
| 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.41 inches | 5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.29 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 165.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2580 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| Saltwell (Dual-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2110mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto E5 Play is slightly better than Asus ZenFone 5, having a overall score of 65.5 against 60. Moto E5 Play's construction is a lot newer and thinner than the Asus ZenFone 5's, but it's also just a bit heavier. Asus ZenFone 5 counts with a little bit better display than Motorola Moto E5 Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1280 x 720px resolution, the Asus ZenFone 5 also counts with a just a little greater count of pixels per inch in the display.
Asus ZenFone 5 has a bit superior processor than Motorola Moto E5 Play, although it has a lower number of cores , they both have the same RAM amount. The Motorola Moto E5 Play has a much better camera than Asus ZenFone 5. They have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a F2 camera aperture, a camera in the back with an 8 mega pixels and the same video frame rate.
Moto E5 Play counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Asus ZenFone 5, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Moto E5 Play also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Moto E5 Play features a superior battery performance than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has a 2800mAh battery capacity instead of 2110mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Moto E5 Play is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this phone an obvious call.
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