Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2014-10-28 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Blue |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a bit better than Motorola Droid Turbo, getting a 78.7 score against 76.4. Both phones in this comparison include Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Motorola Droid Turbo has Android 4.4.4 version, giving you a lot of extra features. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro design is notably newer, just a little bit lighter and incredibly thinner than Motorola Droid Turbo.
The Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a brighter display than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 2560 x 1440px resolution, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with a little bit better display pixels density. The Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a little bit better performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has 96 GB more internal storage. Motorola Droid Turbo shoots clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has lower 24 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with a way better 20.7 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a bigger aperture.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with just a little better battery life than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Motorola Droid Turbo, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Motorola Droid Turbo. If you want to save some dollars, you can get the Motorola Droid Turbo, letting go some specs and features, but you will get the most with your savings.
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