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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-08-28 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Play is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, with a global score of 76.7 against 76.3. Both phones in this comparison review include Android OS (operating system), but Moto G9 Play has an older 10 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Moto G9 Play's body is a lot newer than Huawei nova 3's, although it's thicker and heavier.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit faster processor than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM. Huawei nova 3 features a much better looking display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a lot better number of pixels per display inch.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a superior camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a bigger aperture, better 60 frames per second video frame rate and a back camera with lot more megapixels. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has an external memory card slot that supports 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage.
Moto G9 Play counts with greater battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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