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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-09-12 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a global score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 lite's 76.2 general score. Although the Motorola Moto Z3 Play and the Huawei Mate 20 lite were only released with a few months difference, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play is just a bit lighter and just a bit thinner.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has a little bit better looking screen than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because it has a bit bigger display, a just a bit greater screen pixel density and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Huawei Mate 20 lite has a bit better CPU than Moto Z3 Play. Both of them have 8 cpu cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Moto Z3 Play's camera is just as good as the camera in Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although the Moto Z3 Play has a camera with a much worse 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and a much better video quality. The Moto Z3 Play features a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Moto Z3 Play also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1,95 TB.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has greater battery performance than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
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