Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-11-11 | 2017-01-31 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is much better than the Moto M, with an 82.7 score against 71.6. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's design is just a bit heavier but a bit thinner than the Moto M, and both of them were only released 3 months apart. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a slightly better display than Moto M, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a better pixels density and a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with much more storage capacity for games and applications than Moto M, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a little faster processing unit than Moto M, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has more RAM.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has longer battery performance than Moto M, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3050mAh. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design shoots better pictures and videos than Moto M, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and video and a way worse 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way better (4K) video resolution.
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