Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-02-16 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G30 is slightly better than the Huawei P9 Plus, getting a score of 78.1 against 75.5. Even though Moto G30 is noticeably newer than Huawei P9 Plus, it is a lot thicker and heavier. The Huawei P9 Plus has just a bit better performance than Moto G30. Both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a more vivid screen than Moto G30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a higher display density. Moto G30 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates and the same video quality, the Moto G30 also has a lot larger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and videos and a back camera with a much better resolution.
The Motorola Moto G30 has a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Motorola Moto G30 features a much better battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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