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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.64 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Neon blue and Pearl white | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 237.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 P40 lite 5G is better than the Moto G8, with a global score of 83.4 against 74.4. Although the Huawei P40 lite 5G and Moto G8 were released only 3 months apart, the Huawei P40 lite 5G design is a little bit heavier but also a little thinner than Moto G8. Both devices in this review use the same Android 10 operating system, so you shouldn't notice any difference in that aspect.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G features a much better screen than Moto G8, because it has a lot higher 1080 x 2400 resolution, a little larger screen and much more pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei P40 lite 5G has just a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto G8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has more RAM.
The Motorola Moto G8 counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Moto G8 and Huawei P40 lite 5G have quite similar batteries performance.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G takes much clearer videos and photos than Motorola Moto G8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a way higher 64 MP resolution back camera.
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