Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-04 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Interstellar blue |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 280.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.76 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3510mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Xs is way better than the Moto Z Play, having a 91.6 score against 74.4. Huawei Mate Xs's design is much newer, but much heavier and much thicker than Moto Z Play. Huawei Mate Xs has a bit faster processor than Moto Z Play, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a bit better screen than Moto Z Play, because it has a little better quantity of pixels in each display inch, a much larger display and a lot better 2200 x 2480 resolution. Huawei Mate Xs counts with a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Moto Z Play, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Huawei Mate Xs features improved battery performance than Moto Z Play, because it has a 28 percent greater battery size. Huawei Mate Xs captures clearer photographs and videos than Moto Z Play, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light captures and a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution.
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