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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-25 | 2017-06-29 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z2 Play is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 2i, with a global score of 77.4 against 72.4. Even when Motorola Moto Z2 Play and the Huawei nova 2i were only released with a few months difference, Motorola Moto Z2 Play is thinner and lighter. Huawei nova 2i features a little bit better performance than Motorola Moto Z2 Play. They have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Huawei nova 2i features a little sharper display than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2160 resolution, a little bit greater pixels number in each inch in the display and a bit bigger screen. The Moto Z2 Play counts with a better camera than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Moto Z2 Play counts with a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Moto Z2 Play also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. Huawei nova 2i counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Moto Z2 Play, because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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