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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2017-06-29 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto Z2 Play has a score of 77.4, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 2's general score of 74.2. The Moto Z2 Play construction is just a little bit heavier but somewhat thinner than Huawei nova 2, and both of them were released with only 0 months difference. Huawei nova 2 counts with a bit better CPU than Moto Z2 Play. They have a 4 GB RAM and 8 CPU cores.
The Huawei nova 2 features just a bit better looking display than Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 1920px, the Huawei nova 2 also counts with a quite higher pixels count in each inch in the screen. Moto Z2 Play takes slightly better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 12 MP resolution, the Moto Z2 Play also has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture.
Motorola Moto Z2 Play has a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Motorola Moto Z2 Play also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play counts with a battery life that is just as good as the Huawei nova 2 one, although the Motorola Moto Z2 Play also has a 2% greater battery capacity.
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