Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 13 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2023-09-14 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Caneel Bay and Soothing Sea | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| P-OLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G610 MC3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a little bit better than the Motorola Edge 40 Neo, getting a general score of 78.7 against 77. Both phones in this review include Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version while Motorola Edge 40 Neo has Android 13 version, so it gives a couple nice extra features and some performance improvements. Huawei Mate 9 Pro is an notably older device than the Motorola Edge 40 Neo, but it is just a bit thinner and just a little lighter anyway.
The Motorola Edge 40 Neo counts with a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a little bit worse screen pixel density, it also counts with a bigger screen. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has as much memory for games and applications as Motorola Edge 40 Neo, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a way better processing power than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. The Motorola Edge 40 Neo takes much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 40 Neo also has a larger diafragm aperture, a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photos.
Motorola Edge 40 Neo has improved battery duration than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 25% bigger battery size.
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