Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-16 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 297.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Moto Z3 has a global score of 77.6, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8's overall score of 77.4. The Moto Z3 is a a lot newer cellphone, and it's also lighter and somewhat thinner than the Huawei Mate 8. The Motorola Moto Z3 has a slightly better screen than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Motorola Moto Z3 also has a bit higher 1080 x 2160px resolution and a just a bit higher number of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Moto Z3 counts with a quite bigger memory for applications and games than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Motorola Moto Z3 has just a little better performance than Huawei Mate 8. Both have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM.
The Moto Z3 takes slightly better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a back facing camera with much less mega-pixels, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Moto Z3 also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Huawei Mate 8 features superior battery performance than Moto Z3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Moto Z3 not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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