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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 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 | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.52 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Play is slightly better than Huawei Mate 20 X, getting a 76.7 score against 75.6. Moto G9 Play is a newer and lighter cellphone than Huawei Mate 20 X, but it is also thicker. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Moto G9 Play has the older 10 version and Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Huawei Mate 20 X counts with a little more vivid display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a little bit larger screen, a lot better 1080 x 2244 resolution and a higher number of pixels per inch of screen. Moto G9 Play counts with a greater storage for applications and games than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 20 X features a little faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 20 X also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a battery life that's very similar to Huawei Mate 20 X's battery performance. Moto G9 Play shoots way better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, and although they both have the same sensor size and the same video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has faster video frame rates and a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and video.
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