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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-20 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Gold and Pink | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 498 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 730 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.99 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Plus has an overall score of 80.5, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 10's score of 78.9. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus construction is noticeably newer, but heavier and thicker than the Huawei Mate 10. Both phones in this review use the same Android 10 OS. The Huawei Mate 10 has a more vivid screen than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per display inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Huawei Mate 10 features just a bit better processing power than Moto G9 Plus. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. Moto G9 Plus counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 10, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Moto G9 Plus counts with longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 10, because it has a 25 percent more battery capacity. The Moto G9 Plus captures much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 10, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for capturing images and/or video in low-light situations, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Moto G9 Plus also counts with a camera in the back with a way higher resolution and a way bigger back camera sensor providing a much better image quality.
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