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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Motorola |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-07-28 | 2018-06-29 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | -- |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 Play is just a bit better than Asus Zenfone 9, getting a global score of 76.3 against 72.6. Moto Z3 Play's design is a little bit lighter and much thinner than Asus Zenfone 9, despite of the fact that it was released 4 years before. The Moto Z3 Play features just a bit better looking display than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a just a bit less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bigger display.
Moto Z3 Play counts with a way better processing power than Asus Zenfone 9, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Asus Zenfone 9 captures way better photographs and videos than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light photography and videos, it also counts with a lot larger sensor, a way better video resolution and a much higher resolution camera.
Motorola Moto Z3 Play counts with a very superior memory for applications and games than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. Asus Zenfone 9 has a much better battery duration than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 43 percent bigger battery size.
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