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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Motorola |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-07-28 | 2021-01-14 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.28 ounces |
| -- | Flash gray, Glowing blue (retail only) and Polar silver (retail only) |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 446 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | -- |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 11 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G Power (2021) is a bit better than the Asus Zenfone 9, having a 76.5 score against 72.6. Moto G Power (2021)'s design is older, heavier and just a bit thicker than Asus Zenfone 9. Moto G Power (2021) counts with a really superior hardware performance than Asus Zenfone 9, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Asus Zenfone 9 features a slightly better looking display than Moto G Power (2021), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a lot more pixels per display inch. Asus Zenfone 9 captures better videos and photos than Motorola Moto G Power (2021), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a much better video quality, a camera in the back with more mega pixels and a much larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Moto G Power (2021) counts with more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Motorola Moto G Power (2021) has better battery performance than Asus Zenfone 9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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