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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11.99 |
| 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 5G is much better than Moto G9 Play, having a general score of 87.4 against 76.7. These phones have the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so both should provide you identical operating system features. Huawei Mate 30 5G's construction is just a little lighter and just a little thinner than Moto G9 Play, despite of the fact that it was released just 10 months before.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a brighter screen than Moto G9 Play, because it has a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340, a higher display density and a quite bigger display. The Motorola Moto G9 Play has more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 30 5G features a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Moto G9 Play features longer battery life than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G takes clearer videos and photos than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser mega-pixels and a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light photos, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photos.
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