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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black and Forged Green |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Defy (2021) has a general score of 77.2, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 overall score. The Motorola Defy (2021) design is noticeably newer than Huawei Mate 9's, although it's extremely thicker and heavier. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Defy (2021). Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cpu cores.
The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a little bit better looking display than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher display density and a better 1080 x 1920px resolution. The Motorola Defy (2021) has slightly more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Motorola Defy (2021) counts with better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh. The Motorola Defy (2021) features a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a much larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a way larger aperture to take better low-light photography and video and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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