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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Asus |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 Asus ROG Phone 8 is just a bit better than the Moto G5 Plus, with a 79.5 score against 74.6. The Asus ROG Phone 8 is a noticeably newer and a little thinner device than the Moto G5 Plus, although it is heavier. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a bit lower pixels number per inch in the screen, it also counts with a lot bigger display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Motorola Moto G5 Plus counts with a lot better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Asus ROG Phone 8 features a much greater memory for applications and games than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a way better camera than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a back camera with lot more MP, a much bigger sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs and a much higher 7680x4320 video definition. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a way better battery performance than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 5500mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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