Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-01 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 284.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.56 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 P40 is better than Motorola Moto Z, with a overall score of 86.4 against 74.5. Both of these devices have Android OS, but the Huawei P40 has the older 10 version and Motorola Moto Z has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Huawei P40 is a notably newer phone than the Motorola Moto Z, although it is a lot thicker and a lot heavier.
Huawei P40 has just a little better hardware performance than Moto Z, because it has more RAM and a larger number of faster cores. Moto Z features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel quantity per inch in the screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
The Huawei P40 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Motorola Moto Z, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for shooting photos or videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video quality, the Huawei P40 also counts with higher video frame rate and a camera in the back with a much higher 50 mega-pixels resolution.
Moto Z has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P40, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Huawei P40 has a much longer battery life than Moto Z, because it has a 46 percent bigger battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Huawei P40 is also cheaper.
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