Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) vs. Motorola Moto G9 Play

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) and Motorola Moto G9 Play. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) vs. Motorola Moto G9 Play Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Motorola Moto G9 Play
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - XT2083-3
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 174.6 mm 156 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater height than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Width 85.4 mm 76 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater width than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Depth 8.38 mm 10 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Weight 233 g 197 g Motorola Moto G9 Play is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Body Colour Emerald Green Forest green | Sapphire blue
Body Material - Plastic
Protection Dustproof, waterproof Splash-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is waterproof.
IP rating IP53 -
SAR Value 1.24 W/kg (body), 0.91 W/kg (head), 2.21 W/kg (limb) 1.37 W/kg (body), 0.63 W/kg (head), 3.02 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C 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/NM card Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Motorola Moto G9 Play
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology - IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 7.2" 6.5" Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 1600 x 720 pixels Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 345 ppi 269 ppi Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better pixel density than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features Full Lamination, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Max Vision display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant coating, Aluminosilicate glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Motorola Moto G9 Play
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2 GHz Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
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) Mali-G76 Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Motorola Moto G9 Play
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB 4 GB Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more RAM than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 64 GB Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Motorola Moto G9 Play
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Motorola Moto G9 Play has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 Motorola Moto G9 Play has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR, Colour replace, 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) - Auto smile capture Motorola Moto G9 Play has face detection.
Light Source LED flash 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
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Leica Triple Camera, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) RAW image capture, EIS video stabilisation, Cutout, 12MP output using quad pixel technology, High-res zoom, smart composition, shot optimisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 20 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better second camera resolution than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has higher resolution third camera than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto G9 Play.
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Spot Colour
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, BurstShot, manual mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode, Auto Smile Shot, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Mirrored photo, Timelapse video, Active photos, Cinemagraph, Gesture selfie, Group selfie
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Moto G9 Play has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Self-timer, RAW photo
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Motorola Moto G9 Play
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 5000 mAh Motorola Moto G9 Play has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology TurboPower technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 48 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Motorola Moto G9 Play
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 10
User Interface EMUI 9.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Motorola Moto G9 Play
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 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 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 -
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 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, 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, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band N77, n78, n79 -
5G NR Frequency TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles SBC -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem Balong 5000 -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Motorola Moto G9 Play
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, EAC3, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, HWA, 3GP, AC-4 -
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, MP4 -
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Motorola Moto G9 Play
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, SAR sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HUAWEI M-Pen support Dual microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Moto Actions, Quick gestures, Google Lens
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Motorola Moto G9 Play
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, power adapter (20W)
Compliant Standards IP53, TUV Rheinland -
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