Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-10 | 2019-02-07 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue and Red |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2270 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 9 Pro is slightly better than Moto G7 Plus, getting a 78.7 score against 76.1. Both phones we are comparing use Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has the newer 8.0 Oreo version while Moto G7 Plus has Android 10 version, providing you lots of additional features. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro is an notably older device than the Moto G7 Plus, but it is a little lighter and just a little bit thinner anyway.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a slightly better screen than Moto G7 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a better 1440 x 2560px resolution. The Motorola Moto G7 Plus counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro has just a little better performance than Motorola Moto G7 Plus, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has more RAM. Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with better battery life than Moto G7 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Moto G7 Plus captures slightly better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Moto G7 Plus also has a larger camera sensor, a much better resolution camera in the back and a way larger aperture for better images in low light situations.
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