Asus Zenfone 9 vs Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 28, 2022	Aug 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€170

Design

Dimensions
5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm	6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.21 x 75.73 x 9.18 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Forest green, Sapphire blue

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1100 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.3 (Average)	3.2 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x2.0​Ghz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 610
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 16GB/256GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (12)	Android (10)

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GeekBench 6 Single
1784	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4290	Untested
3D Mark High
2822	Untested
3D Mark Low
1488	Untested

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Battery

Type
4300 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 37min

Browsing

17h 13min

Video

12h 14min

Gaming

8h 12min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 58min

Gaming

6h 24min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14.4 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
12 MP	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes