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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 10 |
| 2023-04-08 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 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 and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Play has a general score of 76.7, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate X3's 74.7 overall score. Motorola Moto G9 Play works with Android 10 OS, and Huawei Mate X3 has HarmonyOS 3 OS. The Motorola Moto G9 Play design is somewhat lighter than the Huawei Mate X3, but it's a lot thicker and was released many years before.
The Huawei Mate X3 features a little more vivid display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a bigger screen, a way higher number of pixels per inch of display and a way better resolution of 2496 x 2224. Moto G9 Play features a much greater processing power than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Huawei Mate X3 has more storage to install applications and games than Moto G9 Play, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Moto G9 Play's camera is just as good as Huawei Mate X3's camera, because although the Moto G9 Play has a lesser MP back facing camera and a lot worse (Full HD) video resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture.
Moto G9 Play has just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei Mate X3, because it has a 4% greater battery size.
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