Huawei Mate 20 vs. Motorola Moto G8

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 and Motorola Moto G8. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 20 vs. Motorola Moto G8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 Motorola Moto G8
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 161.27 mm Motorola Moto G8 has greater height than Huawei Mate 20.
Width 77.2 mm 75.8 mm Huawei Mate 20 has greater width than Motorola Moto G8.
Depth 8.3 mm 8.95 mm Huawei Mate 20 is narrower than Huawei Mate 20.
Weight 188 g 188.3 g Huawei Mate 20 is lighter than Huawei Mate 20.
Body Colour Midnight blue | Twilight | Black Neon blue | Pearl white
Protection - P2i (liquid repellent coating)
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Motorola Moto G8 is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head), 2.57 W/kg (limb) -
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 Motorola Moto G8
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.4" Huawei Mate 20 has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 1560 x 720 pixels Huawei Mate 20 has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G8.
Display Format Full HD+ HD+
Pixel Density 381 ppi 269 ppi Huawei Mate 20 has better pixel density than Motorola Moto G8.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features - Moto Display, attentive display, Max Vision display, Peek Display
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 Motorola Moto G8
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 Motorola Moto G8
RAM 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Huawei Mate 20 has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G8.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 Motorola Moto G8
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Motorola Moto G8 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 Motorola Moto G8 has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Pixel Size - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects HDR HDR, Spot Colour
Camera Modes - Slow motion video, Panorama, manual mode, Best Shot, Gesture Shot, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, Timelapse video, Active photos, Portrait Lighting, Cinemagraph, Macro video
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection Auto smile capture Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, 3D Live Emoji RAW image capture, EIS video stabilisation, Cutout, High-res zoom, smart composition, Shot optimisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has better second camera resolution than Motorola Moto G8.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same third camera resolution.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Motorola Moto G8 has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 118 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.12 μm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto G8.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Spot Colour
Camera Modes (Front) - Manual mode, Gesture Shot, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, Face Beauty, Timelapse video, Active photos, group selfi mode, Cinemagraph
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Moto G8 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera Self-timer, EIS video stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 Motorola Moto G8
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4000 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei Mate 20 has fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 Motorola Moto G8
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 10
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 9.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 Motorola Moto G8
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes - Huawei Mate 20 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 Motorola Moto G8
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP -
Audio Amplifier - Smart PA
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 Motorola Moto G8
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Wi-Fi Miracast, Neural Network Processing Unit Dual microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Moto Actions, Quick gestures, Google Lens
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 Motorola Moto G8
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, 10W charger
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