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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-03-31 | 2017-01-31 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 9.57 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| 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 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a general score of 82.7, which is much better than the Moto G5 Plus's 74.6 general score. Even though Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and the Moto G5 Plus were released only a couple of months apart, Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's construction is a little heavier but also thinner.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a little sharper display than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a quite larger screen, a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and more pixels per inch in the display. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little faster CPU than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a camera that's very similar to the camera in Moto G5 Plus, and although the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a lot smaller camera aperture and a tinier sensor which gives a lower image and video quality, they both have the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 video quality and a 12 megapixels back facing camera.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has better battery life than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
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