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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-06-29 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| 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/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.68 |
| 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 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 Motorola Moto Z3 Play has an overall score of 76.3, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 2's 74.2 score. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play is a just a little bit heavier phone than Huawei nova 2, but both are 0.27inches thick. Huawei nova 2 counts with a bit better processor than Moto Z3 Play. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processor.
Huawei nova 2 has just a bit better display than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel quantity per inch in the screen. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play also has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play counts with a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. Moto Z3 Play counts with a battery performance that is just as good as the Huawei nova 2 one, although the Moto Z3 Play also has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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