Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-08-16 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, getting a overall score of 77.6 against 74.2. The Moto Z3 is a a little lighter cellphone than Huawei nova 2 Plus, but both of them have the same thickness. Both phones in this comparison review have Android operating system, but the Moto Z3 has 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat, so it provides you a couple additional features.
Motorola Moto Z3 features a screen that is just as good as Huawei nova 2 Plus's display, although the Motorola Moto Z3 also has a little bit bigger screen, a slightly higher 1080 x 2160 resolution and a little more pixels per screen inch. Motorola Moto Z3 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Huawei nova 2 Plus. They have a 4 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores.
Moto Z3 has much more storage for applications and games than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Moto Z3 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 1,95 TB. The Moto Z3 features a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for shooting images and video in low-light environments, and they both have a 12 MP camera, the Moto Z3 also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Huawei nova 2 Plus features just a bit longer battery lifetime than Moto Z3, because it has an 11 percent greater battery capacity.
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