Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z3 Play is a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, with a general score of 76.3 against 75.5. Motorola Moto Z3 Play is a just a little bit lighter device than Huawei P9 Plus, but both are equally thin. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little more vivid screen than Moto Z3 Play, although it has a little bit lower screen density, a bit smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little better processing power than Motorola Moto Z3 Play. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores. Motorola Moto Z3 Play shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a 12 MP resolution camera, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play also has a larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way larger camera aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited environments.
The Moto Z3 Play counts with much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Moto Z3 Play also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. Huawei P9 Plus counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Moto Z3 Play, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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