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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| HarmonyOS 3 | -- |
| 2023-04-08 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 Play has an overall score of 76.3, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate X3's global score of 74.7. Although Moto Z3 Play is a lot older and noticeably thicker than the Huawei Mate X3, it's design is still notably lighter. The Moto Z3 Play features a much greater hardware performance than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play counts with a little sharper display than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a just a bit worse display density, a way worse 1080 x 2160px resolution and a lot smaller display. The Moto Z3 Play has a greater memory to install games and applications than Huawei Mate X3, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Huawei Mate X3 features a very superior battery lifetime than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 60% larger battery capacity. Huawei Mate X3 has a better camera than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for taking photographs or video in low light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate X3 also counts with a back facing camera with a way higher resolution and faster video frame rate.
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