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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2020-12-07 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | LTPS |
| 534 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G 5G has a general score of 81.5, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro's 78.7 global score. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Motorola Moto G 5G has an older 10 version and Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Motorola Moto G 5G construction is notably newer than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's, but it's noticeably heavier and incredibly thicker.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a little sharper display than Moto G 5G, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and more pixels per screen inch. The Moto G 5G has a superior memory for games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a bit better processor than Moto G 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM. The Motorola Moto G 5G features superior battery duration than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Motorola Moto G 5G shoots much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola Moto G 5G also has a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a much larger camera aperture.
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