Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-16 | 2020-03-02 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 297.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G52 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 10.89 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.08 |
| 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
Huawei P40 Lite has a global score of 79.5, which is a little bit better than the Moto Z3's 77.6 general score. Both devices we are comparing here use Android OS, but the Huawei P40 Lite has the older 10 version and Moto Z3 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Huawei P40 Lite is a newer cellphone than Moto Z3, but it's thicker and heavier.
Moto Z3 has a bit superior CPU than Huawei P40 Lite, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Huawei P40 Lite features a screen that is very similar to the display in Moto Z3, because although the Huawei P40 Lite has a little bit worse display density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2310 and a little bigger display.
The Motorola Moto Z3 features much more memory to install applications and games than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. The Huawei P40 Lite has a much better battery performance than Motorola Moto Z3, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity.
The Huawei P40 Lite counts with a much better camera than Motorola Moto Z3, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video definition, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a bigger diafragm aperture, a way larger sensor and a lot higher resolution camera.
Huawei P40 Lite is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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