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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-10 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Metal | Plastic |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| 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 a bit better than Moto G8 Plus, getting a score of 78.7 against 77.6. Although Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a lot older than the Moto G8 Plus, it's body is somewhat thinner and lighter. Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a little faster processing unit than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a little more vivid display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better screen pixels density and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. The Moto G8 Plus features more storage to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a lot better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video definition, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a way bigger aperture to take better low light images and video, a lot more megapixels back camera and a way larger camera sensor.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus and Huawei Mate 9 Pro both feature quite similar batteries performance.
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