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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Motorola |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-05-13 | 2020-12-05 |
| 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches | 6.78 x 3.02 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black | Electric violet and Metallic sage |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1640 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 446 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 8 has a general score of 83, which is a bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Power's global score of 78.6. Even though the Asus ZenFone 8 and the Motorola Moto G9 Power were released with only 5 months difference, the Asus ZenFone 8 is incredibly lighter and a little thinner. Both phones in this review come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Asus ZenFone 8 has 11 version while Motorola Moto G9 Power has Android 10 version, so it provides the user some nice extra features and performance enhancements.
The Asus ZenFone 8 features a lot better screen than Motorola Moto G9 Power, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a lot higher screen pixels density. The Asus ZenFone 8 features just a little better hardware performance than Moto G9 Power, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has more RAM memory.
The Moto G9 Power counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Asus ZenFone 8, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Moto G9 Power also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Asus ZenFone 8 features a much better camera than Motorola Moto G9 Power, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture and a same resolution back-facing camera, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a way better video definition.
The Moto G9 Power has a really longer battery lifetime than Asus ZenFone 8, because it has a 50% bigger battery capacity.
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