Huawei Mate 40 vs Motorola Moto G9 Play Comparison and Differences
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Huawei Mate 40 or Motorola Moto G9 Play Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei Mate 40 | Motorola Moto G9 Play | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, October 22 | 2020, August 24 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.6 x 72.5 x 8.8 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.85 in | 165.2 x 75.7 x 9.2 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.98 in | |
| Weight | 188 g | 6.63 oz | 200 g | 7.05 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Mystic Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow | Forest Green, Sapphire Blue, Spring Pink | |
| Battery | 4200 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 900 EUR | 170 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.5" in | 6.5" in | |
| Screen area | 102.7 cm2 | 102.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 89.3% | 81.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2376 px | 720 x 1600 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 0 PPI | 270 PPI | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -90Hz |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 48 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 85mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide) |
-48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
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| Functions | Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30/60fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 13 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide) | 8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm | |
| Functions | HDR, panorama | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services | Android 10 | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 9000E 5G (5 nm) | - Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 | Adreno 610 | |
| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 64GB 4GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 661059 | 174028 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1124 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3177 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 6164 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 6244 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 914 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3350 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 -5G - 1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, LTEPP, SUPL | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | Unspecified | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color temperature sensor , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 40W -Fast wireless charging 40W -Reverse charging 5W - IP53 dust and splash protection |
- Fast charging 20W - Water-repellent coating |
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