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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion 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 |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a general score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 general score. Motorola Moto Z3 Play's construction is newer, thinner and somewhat lighter than Huawei Mate 9. Moto Z3 Play has a slightly better display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution, a little higher quantity of pixels in each display inch and a little larger display.
Huawei Mate 9 features a little bit better processing power than Moto Z3 Play. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Moto Z3 Play has a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a back facing camera with a 12 mega pixels resolution and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Moto Z3 Play also has a lot larger aperture to capture better low light images and video and a larger camera sensor which provides a better image and video quality.
Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a way bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. The Huawei Mate 9 has longer battery performance than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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