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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-09-07 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Nova 9 has a general score of 81, which is just a bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Plus's global score of 80.5. The Huawei Nova 9 is a newer cellphone, and it's also a lot lighter and thinner than Motorola Moto G9 Plus. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Huawei Nova 9 has a newer 11 version and Motorola Moto G9 Plus has Android 10, so it provides some additional features and performance improvements.
The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM memory. Huawei Nova 9 and Moto G9 Plus count with very similar displays, because although the Huawei Nova 9 has a bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB. Moto G9 Plus counts with greater battery life than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Moto G9 Plus takes a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Moto G9 Plus also has a back facing camera with much more mega pixels and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures and video.
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