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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Asus |
| 2019-10-24 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Asus ROG Phone 5 has a global score of 84.7, which is slightly better than Moto G8 Plus's 77.6 overall score. Asus ROG Phone 5's body is newer than Moto G8 Plus's, but it's somewhat thicker and a lot heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit faster CPU than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much better display than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little bit worse count of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a little bit bigger display and a little higher 1080 x 2448 pixels resolution. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a superior camera than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting images and/or video in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot higher 64 mega-pixels resolution, a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a way higher video definition.
Moto G8 Plus features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much longer battery performance than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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