Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 13 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 40 is a little bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, having a overall score of 77.2 against 75.5. The Motorola Edge 40 body is extremely newer, but just a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker than the Huawei P9 Plus. Both phones in this comparison come with Android operating system, but Motorola Edge 40 has an older 13 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a larger display and a just a little better amount of pixels in each display inch. Huawei P9 Plus counts with a much faster CPU than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Motorola Edge 40 features greater battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity.
The Motorola Edge 40 shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way more megapixels back camera, a lot bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and videos, a much higher (4K) video quality and a lot bigger sensor shooting way better quality videos and pictures.
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