Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) vs Motorola Moto G8 Play Comparison and Differences

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Huawei Y9 Prime (2019)

Huawei Y9 Prime (2019)

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Motorola Moto G8 Play

Motorola Moto G8 Play

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Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) or Motorola Moto G8 Play Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) Motorola Moto G8 Play
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Release date 2019, May 2019, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163.5 x 77.3 x 8.8 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 3.04 in 157.6 x 75.4 x 9 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.97 in
Weight 196.8 g | 6.94 oz 183.6 g | 6.48 oz
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Colors Emerald Green, Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue Black onyx, Magenta red
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 220 EUR
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.59" in 6.2" in
Screen area 106.6 cm2 95.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 80.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 720 x 1520 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 391 PPI 271 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Triple 13 MP, Triple
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-8 MP (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide), 1.25µm, dedicated video camera (1080p)
-2 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0 8 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm) - Mediatek MT6771 Helio P70M (12nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G72 MP3
External memory microSD, up to 1 TB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 164559
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 339
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1087
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 462
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 931
GeekBench 5 Single Core 322 239
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1321 900
GeekBench 4 Single Core 642
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2614
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1559
GeekBench 4 Battery 2201

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE (unspecified)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 66(1700/2100) - LATAM
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, LPP, SUPL
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: STK-L21; STK-L22; STK-LX3

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