Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Asus |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-04 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 280.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.76 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 12.87 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3510mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a general score of 84.7, which is better than the Moto Z Play's general score of 74.4. The Asus ROG Phone 5 design is a lot newer, but a lot thicker and way heavier than the Moto Z Play. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much better looking screen than Moto Z Play, because although it has a little worse pixel number in each display inch, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2448 resolution and a bigger display.
The Motorola Moto Z Play has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. Asus ROG Phone 5 has just a little better processing power than Moto Z Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better battery lifetime than Moto Z Play, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3510mAh. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much better camera than Moto Z Play, because it has a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution, a back facing camera with a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution and a bigger camera aperture for better photography and video in low-light situations.
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