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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Asus |
| 2017-06-29 | 2017-08-03 |
| 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches | 6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z2 Play has a general score of 77.4, which is a little bit better than Asus ZenFone AR's 77.4 global score. Motorola Moto Z2 Play's body is lighter and way thinner than Asus ZenFone AR, although both of them were released with only a couple months difference. Asus ZenFone AR has a little bit better looking screen than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because it has more pixels per screen inch, a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a quite larger display.
The Moto Z2 Play features a little faster CPU than Asus ZenFone AR, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more processing cores. Asus ZenFone AR features a quite bigger storage for applications and games than Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB, the Asus ZenFone AR also has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Asus ZenFone AR counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 10 percent greater battery size. The Asus ZenFone AR features just a bit better camera than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and worse 24 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Asus ZenFone AR also counts with a camera in the back with a way better 23 mega-pixels resolution.
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