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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.64 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Neon blue and Pearl white | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 237.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 is a little bit better than Moto G8, having an 81 score against 74.4. The Huawei Nova 9 is a newer device, and it's also thinner and a bit lighter than Moto G8. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Nova 9 has newer 11 version and Moto G8 has Android 10 version, providing the user lots of additional features and a performance increase.
Huawei Nova 9 has a bit more powerful CPU than Moto G8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Nova 9 features a sharper display than Moto G8, because it has a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a little bigger display and a better display pixels density.
The Huawei Nova 9 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Moto G8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Huawei Nova 9 also counts with a much better 50 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Moto G8 features a greater memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. The Huawei Nova 9 has just a little better battery duration than Moto G8, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
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