Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-12-07 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LTPS |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G 5G is just a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, with an 81.5 score against 75.5. Even though the Motorola Moto G 5G is notably newer than Huawei P9 Plus, it's way thicker and incredibly heavier. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Motorola Moto G 5G has the previous 10 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a little better performance than Moto G 5G. Both have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores. Huawei P9 Plus features a little sharper screen than Moto G 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a little better pixel density.
Moto G 5G counts with a superior camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a back-facing camera with a much better 48 MP resolution, a way bigger aperture and a much better (4K) video resolution. The Moto G 5G features much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Moto G 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1000 GB.
Motorola Moto G 5G counts with a way better battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 47 percent larger battery size.
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