Motorola Moto G9 Play vs Asus Zenfone 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

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

Display

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

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

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Hardware

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

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

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Battery

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

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 58min

Gaming

6h 24min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 37min

Browsing

17h 13min

Video

12h 14min

Gaming

8h 12min

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Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

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

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB