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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Plus is a bit better than Huawei Mate 8, getting an 80.5 score against 77.4. The Moto G9 Plus design is notably newer than Huawei Mate 8's, but it is heavier and somewhat thicker. The Huawei Mate 8 has a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Plus. Both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a bit sharper display than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a little bigger screen, a quite better pixel density and a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Moto G9 Plus captures a lot better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a larger aperture for better low light photography, a back camera with much more megapixels and a much higher (4K) video quality.
The Moto G9 Plus counts with more memory for games and applications than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Moto G9 Plus also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Moto G9 Plus features greater battery performance than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 25% greater battery capacity.
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