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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Asus |
| 2017-06-29 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| 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 626 8953 Pro chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | 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
Asus ROG Phone 5 is a bit better than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, having a score of 84.7 against 77.4. The Asus ROG Phone 5 design is noticeably newer, but noticeably thicker and incredibly heavier than the Motorola Moto Z2 Play. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has just a little better performance than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a sharper screen than Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and a larger screen. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a lot better camera than Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for shooting photographs or videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a back facing camera with lot more MP and a way higher video quality.
Moto Z2 Play counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. Asus ROG Phone 5 has a much longer battery duration than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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