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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Asus |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-09-07 | 2021-05-13 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 12.65 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 ZenFone 8 has an overall score of 83, which is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G9 Plus's 80.5 general score. Asus ZenFone 8 is a just a bit thinner and extremely lighter phone than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, even when both of them were released only a couple of months apart. These phones include Android operating system, but Asus ZenFone 8 has 11 version and Motorola Moto G9 Plus has Android 10, so it provides you some additional features and performance tweaks.
Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a little bit better processing power than Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a much better display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400px, the Asus ZenFone 8 also counts with a just a little better pixels count in each inch of display.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Asus ZenFone 8, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus features superior battery duration than Asus ZenFone 8, because it has a 25% larger battery capacity.
The Asus ZenFone 8 takes slightly better photos and videos than Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have a 64 MP back camera, the same camera sensor size and the same camera aperture, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a way better 7680x4320 video resolution.
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