# Whats the difference?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-difference/36939
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [April 17, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-difference/36939 "2012-04-17T21:17:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@mozartm99](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mozartm99)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-difference/36939/1 "2012-04-17T21:17:52Z")
So I was looking at YYJ and looked at the PHENOM and PHENOMizm. I saw that the PHENOM was however much more expensive and was wondering, is there a difference between the two?
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### Author:  [@reezyrice](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/reezyrice)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-difference/36939/2 "2012-04-17T21:27:44Z")
The Phenom is an aluminum yoyo with bronze rings, and the Phenomizm is a plastic yoyo with bronze rings.
I cannot really say anything about the difference in play since I never touched those yoyos.
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### Author:  [@mozartm99](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mozartm99)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-difference/36939/3 "2012-04-17T21:46:01Z")
Guess i should have done more research before i started this thread. Thanks though.
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### Author:  [@kuyaChristian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kuyaChristian)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-difference/36939/4 "2012-04-17T21:52:46Z")
Addition to that. The general release of PHENOMs are 24Kgold plated bronze. PHENOMizms is nickle plated bronze.
However, there’s an economy version of PHENOMs where it’s nickle plated and there’s an expensive PHENOMizm with 24K gold.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-difference/36939/5 "2012-04-17T22:13:55Z")
I also find the Phenom plays a lot faster, spins longer and is more stable than the Phenomizm, which is also super stable, spins an amazing amount of time and is also a plastic speed machine.
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### Author:  [@kuyaChristian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kuyaChristian)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-difference/36939/6 "2012-04-18T01:31:52Z")
Though I have to say that I own a PHENOMizm 24K and it plays much better than the regular version. No, I don’t think I’m making stuff up. Even Mickey and other pros agree. :open_mouth:
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### Author:  [@Kristiawan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kristiawan)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-difference/36939/7 "2012-04-18T11:23:12Z")
> [@kuyaChristian](#):
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> Though I have to say that I own a PHENOMizm 24K and it plays much better than the regular version. No, I don’t think I’m making stuff up. Even Mickey and other pros agree. :open_mouth:
Because of the plastic?
Its higher density I guess.
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### Author:  [@kuyaChristian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kuyaChristian)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-difference/36939/8 "2012-04-18T21:20:22Z")
I’m guessing it’s the gold plated onto the rims that made it denser. But it’s still a nice yoyo regardless 😃