Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Motorola |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-04-02 | 2018-08-16 |
| 6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Arctic Sky, Astral Black and Winter Mist | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
Motorola Moto Z3 has an overall score of 77.6, which is just a bit better than the OnePlus 9's global score of 76. Both phones we compare here include Android OS (operating system), but Motorola Moto Z3 has 9.0 Pie version and OnePlus 9 has Android 11 version, so it provides the user a couple nice extra features. Motorola Moto Z3's construction is incredibly thinner and somewhat lighter than the OnePlus 9, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
The OnePlus 9 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto Z3, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the OnePlus 9 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The OnePlus 9 has a little sharper screen than Moto Z3, because it has a quite better display density, a bit larger display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
OnePlus 9 takes greater photographs and videos than Moto Z3, because it has a camera with a much higher 48 MP resolution, a larger aperture for better low-light captures, a lot better video resolution and a much larger back camera sensor which provides a lot better image and video quality. Motorola Moto Z3 counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than OnePlus 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The OnePlus 9 features a much better battery performance than Moto Z3, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, Moto Z3 is also by far the cheapest one, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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