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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-10-20 | 2021-02-16 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 is just a bit better than Moto G30, with a global score of 81 against 78.1. Huawei Nova 9 is a thinner and lighter phone than the Moto G30, although both were released with only a couple months difference. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a better looking screen than Motorola Moto G30, because it has more pixels per display inch, a little bit larger display and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a little better performance than Motorola Moto G30, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Motorola Moto G30 has much more memory to store more apps and games than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto G30 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto G30 has longer battery life than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4300mAh. The Huawei Nova 9 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Motorola Moto G30, because although it has a camera in the back with lot less mega-pixels and a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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