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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G9 Plus is slightly better than the Huawei nova 3, getting a overall score of 80.5 against 76.3. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Motorola Moto G9 Plus has the older 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus construction is a lot newer than the Huawei nova 3's, but it's way heavier and way thicker.
Huawei nova 3 features a bit better processing unit than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM memory. Huawei nova 3 features a little bit better screen than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixel count in each inch of display.
Moto G9 Plus features a very superior camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Moto G9 Plus also has a back camera with a much higher 64 megapixels resolution. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a slightly better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Moto G9 Plus has greater battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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