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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 10 |
| 2021-09-20 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 440 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a general score of 79.3, which is a bit better than Moto G9 Play's score of 76.7. The Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 OS, and Moto G9 Play counts with Android 10 OS. The Huawei nova 9 Pro is a newer phone, and it is also somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter than Moto G9 Play.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit superior CPU than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM. Huawei nova 9 Pro features a better display than Moto G9 Play, because it has a way greater display density, a much higher resolution of 1236 x 2676 and a quite larger display.
Moto G9 Play captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a much lower (Full HD) video definition and a lower 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture for better low light captures and video. The Moto G9 Play has a bigger memory for applications and games than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Moto G9 Play counts with longer battery performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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