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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 13 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2023-09-14 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Caneel Bay and Soothing Sea |
| Aluminum | Plastic 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 |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (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-G610 MC3 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/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
The Motorola Edge 40 Neo is slightly better than Huawei P9 Plus, having a 77 score against 75.5. Even though Motorola Edge 40 Neo is much newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it is somewhat thicker and just a little heavier. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Motorola Edge 40 Neo has the older 13 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Huawei P9 Plus has a very superior processing power than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. The Motorola Edge 40 Neo features a better screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2400px resolution, a just a bit higher pixels count per inch of display and a larger display.
Motorola Edge 40 Neo shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way better 50 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, a way bigger sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality, a larger aperture and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Huawei P9 Plus has a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB.
The Motorola Edge 40 Neo has a way better battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 47% greater battery size.
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