Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 10 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2020-08-28 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Metal and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Play has a general score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than Huawei P8max's overall score of 72.1. Even though Moto G9 Play is notably thicker than the Huawei P8max, it's lighter and noticeably newer. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Moto G9 Play has older 10 version and Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play's processing unit is just as good as Huawei P8max's CPU, and although the Motorola Moto G9 Play has a higher amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. Huawei P8max features a little bit better display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a quite larger screen and a bit better screen density.
Moto G9 Play has a better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Moto G9 Play also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 512 GB. The Moto G9 Play has just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei P8max, because it has a 15% larger battery capacity.
Motorola Moto G9 Play features a much better camera than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a larger diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with way more MP.
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