Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-06-29 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (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 |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is slightly better than the Moto Z2 Play, with a general score of 82.7 against 77.4. Despite being the best in this review, Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's construction is noticeably thicker and heavier than Moto Z2 Play. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a slightly better screen than Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a greater number of pixels per inch of display.
The Moto Z2 Play features a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds up to 1,95 TB. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little better processing power than Moto Z2 Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design takes clearer photographs and videos than Moto Z2 Play, although it has a lot tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for capturing pictures and videos in poorly lited environments, they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same resolution back camera and the same video frame rate.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has improved battery duration than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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