Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-08-16 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 13.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 One Action is just a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, with a global score of 78.5 against 75.5. Although the Motorola One Action is a lot newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it's a little bit heavier and way thicker. The Motorola One Action has a bit sharper display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels, a just a little better screen pixel density and a little bit bigger screen.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a little better processing power than Motorola One Action. They have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM. The Motorola One Action has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has an external memory slot that supports up to 1000 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Motorola One Action features just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh. Motorola One Action takes a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the Motorola One Action also has a bigger aperture for better low-light images and a much higher video quality.
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