Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-10-04 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 280.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.76 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3510mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 is a little bit better than Motorola Moto Z Play, with a overall score of 78.1 against 74.4. Huawei P20's design has the same weight than the Motorola Moto Z Play, but it's a little thicker. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P20 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Moto Z Play has Android 8.0 Oreo version, giving some additional features and enhanced performance.
Huawei P20 features a bit better CPU than Moto Z Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P20 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei P20 features a little bit better screen than Moto Z Play, because it has a little bit larger display, a bit higher 1080 x 2244 resolution and a little bit better screen density.
Huawei P20 features just a bit better camera than Moto Z Play, because although it has a back facing camera with a lot worse 12 mega-pixels resolution and a lower 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos. The Motorola Moto Z Play features a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Huawei P20, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Motorola Moto Z Play has a bit better battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has a 3% larger battery size.
Huawei P20 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper.
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