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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-18 | 2017-06-29 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | 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 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.20 aperture | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto Z2 Play is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3i, getting a 77.4 score against 73.7. Moto Z2 Play is an older phone than Huawei nova 3i, but Motorola made it a lot thinner and lighter. Huawei nova 3i counts with a bit more vivid display than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a bit larger display, a just a bit greater pixel density and a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Huawei nova 3i and the Motorola Moto Z2 Play have similar CPUs, both of them have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Huawei nova 3i counts with a little better battery duration than Moto Z2 Play, because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a camera with a way worse resolution, it also counts with a way higher video definition and a lot bigger aperture for better photos in low light situations.
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