Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-29 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 nova 5T is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto Z3 Play, having a overall score of 80.8 against 76.3. Although Huawei nova 5T is newer than the Motorola Moto Z3 Play, it's heavier and somewhat thicker. The Huawei nova 5T counts with a slightly better looking display than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a little larger display, a little higher pixels amount in each screen inch and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Huawei nova 5T has a bit superior CPU than Moto Z3 Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 5T also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Huawei nova 5T features greater battery duration than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Huawei nova 5T takes better photos and videos than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a way bigger sensor shooting way higher quality photographs and videos and a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Huawei nova 5T is also cheap compared to the other phone, which makes it a simple decision.
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