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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 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 + 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 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
The Moto G8 Plus is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9, getting a overall score of 77.6 against 73.4. The Moto G8 Plus construction is notably newer and just a little bit lighter than the Huawei Mate 9's, but it is also somewhat thicker. Moto G8 Plus has a slightly better screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2280px, a bit larger screen and a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate 9 has a little bit better performance than Moto G8 Plus. Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a camera with a way better resolution, a lot bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way larger aperture.
Moto G8 Plus features a little bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Moto G8 Plus also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB. Moto G8 Plus's battery performance is very similar to the battery lifetime in Huawei Mate 9.
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