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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Asus |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2018-10-29 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 3.63 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone is slightly better than the Moto G9 Play, with a score of 77.1 against 76.7. Asus ROG Phone is a just a little bit thinner phone than the Moto G9 Play, but both of them have the same weight. The Asus ROG Phone has a better looking display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a better pixels count in each inch of screen.
The Asus ROG Phone has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. Asus ROG Phone features a bit faster processor than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone also has a higher amount of RAM.
Moto G9 Play captures a lot better videos and photos than Asus ROG Phone, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Moto G9 Play also has a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited situations and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality.
The Moto G9 Play has superior battery duration than Asus ROG Phone, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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