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| Global Score | |
| 89.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2021-02-25 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 2785.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz + 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.22 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X2 is much better than the Moto G9 Play, getting a global score of 89.1 against 76.7. Both of these devices have the same Android 10 operating system. Huawei Mate X2's construction is incredibly heavier but somewhat thinner than the Moto G9 Play, and both were only released 6 months apart.
Huawei Mate X2 counts with a bit better CPU than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate X2 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate X2 has a much better display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a much greater pixel density, a way better resolution of 2200 x 2480px and a larger display.
Huawei Mate X2 and Moto G9 Play count with incredibly similar cameras, because although the Moto G9 Play has a lot lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture. Huawei Mate X2 features a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Moto G9 Play, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play features just a little better battery duration than Huawei Mate X2, because it has an 11% larger battery capacity.
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