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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge 40 has a global score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 global score. Motorola Edge 40's body is noticeably newer, lighter and a little bit thinner than the Huawei Mate 9. The Motorola Edge 40 features a brighter display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a bit bigger display and a just a bit higher pixels amount in each display inch.
Huawei Mate 9 counts with just a bit more storage capacity for apps and games than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei Mate 9 features a lot better processing power than Motorola Edge 40, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Motorola Edge 40 has a little better battery duration than Huawei Mate 9, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. Motorola Edge 40 features a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a much larger aperture, a much larger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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