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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 383 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Huawei Mate 20 is a bit better than the Moto G9 Play, having a 79.5 score against 76.7. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 20 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Moto G9 Play has Android 10, counting with a couple nice extra features and performance optimizations. Huawei Mate 20's body is just a bit thinner and a little lighter than Moto G9 Play, even though it was released a little bit further than a year before.
The Huawei Mate 20 features a bit superior processor than Motorola Moto G9 Play. They have 8 processing cores and the same RAM amount. Huawei Mate 20 features an incredibly better looking screen than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Huawei Mate 20 also has a better number of pixels per inch of display and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2244.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a greater memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Moto G9 Play counts with improved battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
Moto G9 Play has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels, higher video frame rate, a much larger sensor and a larger camera aperture to capture better captures and video in poorly lited environments.
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