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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2017-06-29 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 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 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 | 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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
Moto Z2 Play is slightly better than Huawei nova 3, getting a score of 77.4 against 76.3. Moto Z2 Play is an older cellphone than Huawei nova 3, but it's somewhat thinner and lighter anyway. Huawei nova 3 has a little faster processor than Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because it has a quite larger display, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a just a little better pixels quantity in each screen inch. The Huawei nova 3 takes clearer photographs and videos than Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a lot more mega pixels camera.
The Moto Z2 Play features a bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 3, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. Huawei nova 3 has improved battery performance than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 25 percent greater battery capacity.
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