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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-25 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Play is slightly better than Huawei nova 2i, getting a 76.7 score against 72.4. Motorola Moto G9 Play is a noticeably newer cellphone than the Huawei nova 2i, although it is somewhat thicker and heavier. Both devices in this comparison review have Android OS (Operating System), but the Motorola Moto G9 Play has older 10 version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Huawei nova 2i features a sharper screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a lot better pixel amount per inch in the display. Huawei nova 2i features a bit better performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play. Both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB. The Moto G9 Play counts with a superior battery performance than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a 50% more battery capacity.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play shoots greater photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a way more MP back-facing camera and better 60 frames per second video frame rates.
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