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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2020-08-28 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, with a 78.7 score against 76.7. Both phones in this review have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro body is lighter and somewhat thinner than Motorola Moto G9 Play, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a much better screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better pixels count per inch in the screen and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Moto G9 Play has a greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit faster processing unit than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with improved battery performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 25 percent greater battery capacity.
Moto G9 Play counts with a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has higher video frame rate, a lot bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a back camera with lot more mega pixels and a lot larger diafragm aperture for better captures and video in low light environments.
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