Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 13 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2023-04-04 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.34 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Interstellar Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 60.00 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 | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.87 |
| 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 | 4600mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Pro is better than the Huawei P9 Plus, getting a score of 83.4 against 75.5. The Motorola Edge 40 Pro construction is much newer than Huawei P9 Plus's, although it's somewhat heavier and incredibly thicker. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Motorola Edge 40 Pro has the older 13 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a much better processing power than Motorola Edge 40 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. Motorola Edge 40 Pro has a bit more vivid display than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a just a bit worse pixel count per screen inch, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a bigger screen.
The Motorola Edge 40 Pro features a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Motorola Edge 40 Pro captures a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a camera in the back with way more MP, a much larger sensor capturing much better quality pictures, a much higher video quality and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures in low-light situations.
Motorola Edge 40 Pro features a superior battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4600mAh battery size.
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