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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2017-06-29 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z2 Play is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 20 X, getting a general score of 77.4 against 75.6. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play body is thinner and noticeably lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it was released only 16 months before. The Huawei Mate 20 X features a little faster CPU than Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 20 X also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Moto Z2 Play has just a bit better display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a bit higher amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. Moto Z2 Play has a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 1,95 TB.
The Moto Z2 Play shoots much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20 X, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Moto Z2 Play also has a larger diafragm aperture. Huawei Mate 20 X has a way better battery life than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 67% greater battery capacity.
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