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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-06-17 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Huawei P40 lite 5G is a little bit better than the Moto G9 Play, getting an 83.4 score against 76.7. The Huawei P40 lite 5G body is just a bit lighter and a little bit thinner than the Moto G9 Play, even when both of them were only released 2 months apart. These devices come with the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't perceive any difference in that aspect.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a bit more powerful processor than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a higher amount of RAM. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a brighter display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a better amount of pixels per display inch and a lot higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a better memory for games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Moto G9 Play has a camera that is very similar to Huawei P40 lite 5G's camera, because although the Moto G9 Play has a back facing camera with a lot worse 48 mega pixels resolution and a much worse video definition, it also counts with a larger camera aperture.
The Moto G9 Play features superior battery duration than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has a 25% more battery size.
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