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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-07-28 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.80 x 2.95 x 0.43 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 235.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3630mAh Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 is a lot better than the Motorola Moto X Play, with an 86.4 score against 70.4. These phones use Android operating system, but the Huawei P40 has a more recent 10 version and Motorola Moto X Play has Android 5.1 version, giving you some extra features and optimized performance. The Huawei P40 construction is way newer and a lot thinner than the Motorola Moto X Play's, although it's a bit heavier.
Moto X Play counts with a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P40, although it has a just a little worse screen pixel density, a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little bit smaller display. Huawei P40 counts with a superior processing unit than Moto X Play, because it has a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The Huawei P40 captures way better pictures and videos than Motorola Moto X Play, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos and video, a lot higher (4K) video quality, a much bigger back camera sensor and a camera with lot more MP. The Huawei P40 has a much bigger memory for games and applications than Motorola Moto X Play, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
Huawei P40 counts with just a little better battery life than Motorola Moto X Play, because it has a 5% bigger battery size.
The Huawei P40 is a bit more expensive than Motorola Moto X Play, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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