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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Moto G8 Plus has an overall score of 77.6, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P9's 72.9 general score. The Moto G8 Plus design is much newer than the Huawei P9's, but it is extremely thicker and notably heavier. The Huawei P9 has a bit more powerful CPU than Moto G8 Plus, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei P9 has just a bit better display than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater count of pixels in each inch in the screen. Moto G8 Plus counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9, because it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
Moto G8 Plus has a much better camera than Huawei P9, because it has a back camera with a much higher resolution, a way better (4K) video quality, a much larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light captures and video and a way larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has superior battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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