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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 398 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 P40 Lite is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, getting a 79.5 score against 76.7. Even though the Huawei P40 Lite and Motorola Moto G9 Play were released only a few months apart, the Huawei P40 Lite is a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner. Both of these phones have the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't see any difference in that aspect.
Huawei P40 Lite features a brighter display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2310 and a better display pixels density. Moto G9 Play features a better storage to install applications and games than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei P40 Lite counts with a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a larger amount of RAM. The Moto G9 Play features a slightly better camera than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have the same resolution back camera and the same video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has a larger sensor shooting better quality photos, a larger aperture to capture better low light photos and better video frame rate.
Motorola Moto G9 Play has greater battery life than Huawei P40 Lite, because it has a 19 percent larger battery size.
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