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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-12 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 11.22 |
| 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 | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Play is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 lite, getting a global score of 76.7 against 76.2. These devices use Android operating system, but Moto G9 Play has 10 version while Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo. The Moto G9 Play is a newer phone than Huawei Mate 20 lite, although it is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and much more pixels per inch of screen. The Huawei Mate 20 lite and the Motorola Moto G9 Play feature very similar storage to store more apps and games, both have a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB and the same 64 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a bit better processing power than Moto G9 Play. Both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount. Motorola Moto G9 Play shoots much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution.
Motorola Moto G9 Play features longer battery duration than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a 33 percent larger battery size.
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