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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2019-10-24 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (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 610 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a score of 78.7, which is slightly better than Moto G8 Plus's 77.6 global score. Huawei Mate 9 Pro's design is thinner and somewhat lighter than Moto G8 Plus, even though it was released many years before. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a slightly better display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels number in each inch of display and a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution.
The Moto G8 Plus counts with more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit more powerful processor than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Moto G8 Plus captures much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Moto G8 Plus also has a way bigger camera sensor, a lot higher resolution back camera and a way larger aperture to capture better low-light photos and video.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus and Huawei Mate 9 Pro feature really similar batteries performance.
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