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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-08-16 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 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 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 is a little bit better than Huawei P9, with a overall score of 77.6 against 72.9. Moto Z3's construction has the same thickness than Huawei P9, but it's just a little heavier. The Moto Z3 features a processing unit that's just as good as Huawei P9's CPU, and although the Moto Z3 has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Huawei P9 features a slightly better looking screen than Moto Z3, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display. The Moto Z3 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei P9, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back and a 0.34 inches camera sensor, the Moto Z3 also has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition.
The Moto Z3 counts with a much greater memory for games and applications than Huawei P9, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1,95 TB and more internal memory. The Motorola Moto Z3's battery lifetime is very similar to Huawei P9's battery duration.
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