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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 383 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.99 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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
Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a global score of 80.5, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20's score of 79.5. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Motorola Moto G9 Plus has older 10 version while Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even though Motorola Moto G9 Plus is newer than Huawei Mate 20, it is somewhat heavier and thicker.
Huawei Mate 20 has just a little better performance than Moto G9 Plus. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit. Huawei Mate 20 counts with a little sharper display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, although it has a little smaller display, a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2244px and a just a bit lower pixels density.
The Moto G9 Plus takes much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Moto G9 Plus also has a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a way larger sensor taking way better quality videos and photos.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB. Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with improved battery duration than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a 25% larger battery capacity.
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