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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Asus |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 is better than the Moto G9 Play, with a overall score of 84.7 against 76.7. Even being the best cellphone in our current comparison, Asus ROG Phone 5's construction is heavier and thicker than the Moto G9 Play. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit faster CPU than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with an incredibly better display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a greater pixels amount per display inch, a much better 1080 x 2448 resolution and a quite larger display. The Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots much better pictures and videos than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same camera sensor size, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also counts with a lot higher video definition and a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
Moto G9 Play features a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB. Asus ROG Phone 5 features improved battery performance than Moto G9 Play, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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