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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black and Forged Green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 30 5G has an overall score of 87.4, which is better than the Motorola Defy (2021)'s global score of 77.2. These phones work with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 30 5G has older 10 version and Motorola Defy (2021) has Android 11 version. The Huawei Mate 30 5G body is lighter and noticeably thinner than the Motorola Defy (2021), despite of the fact that it was released a bit more further than a year before.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a sharper display than Motorola Defy (2021), because it has more pixels per inch of screen, a lot higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a bit bigger display. Motorola Defy (2021) counts with a better storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a bit superior processor than Motorola Defy (2021), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has 4 GB more RAM. The Motorola Defy (2021) has better battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a 19% more battery capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a slightly better camera than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a worse 40 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor shooting better quality videos and photos and a much higher video quality.
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