Huawei P9 plus vs. Motorola Moto G23

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 plus and Motorola Moto G23. 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 P9 plus vs. Motorola Moto G23 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 plus Motorola Moto G23
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152.3 mm 162.7 mm Motorola Moto G23 has greater height than Huawei P9 plus.
Width 75.3 mm 74.66 mm Huawei P9 plus has greater width than Motorola Moto G23.
Depth 6.98 mm 8.19 mm Huawei P9 plus is narrower than Huawei P9 plus.
Weight 162 g 184.25 g Huawei P9 plus is lighter than Huawei P9 plus.
Body Colour Quartz grey Matte charcoal
Body Material Metal Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
Protection - Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Motorola Moto G23 is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.72 W/kg (body), 1.4 W/kg (head) 1.79 W/kg (body), 0.45 W/kg (head), 3.45 W/kg (limb)
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
DISPLAY Huawei P9 plus Motorola Moto G23
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Full HD Super AMOLED IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.5" Motorola Moto G23 has larger screen size than Huawei P9 plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1600 x 720 pixels Huawei P9 plus has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G23.
Display Format Full HD HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 400 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 576 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass, Press Touch -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Panda Glass
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 plus Motorola Moto G23
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 MediaTek Helio G85
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2 GHz Huawei P9 plus has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto G23.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 ARM Mali-G52 MC2
MEMORY Huawei P9 plus Motorola Moto G23
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Motorola Moto G23 has more RAM than Huawei P9 plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Motorola Moto G23 has more internal memory than Huawei P9 plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Huawei P9 plus Motorola Moto G23
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Motorola Moto G23 has better camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Motorola Moto G23 has better lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Pixel Size - 0.64 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 27 mm -
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes Pro mode, RAW mode Slow motion video, Panorama, Pro mode, BurstShot, Watermark mode, Timelapse video, Portrait, Night Vision, Macro video, Live filter, Dual Record
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Moto G23 has face detection.
Light Source Dual flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Auto focus, ISP-Chip, Leica Dual-Kamera Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), video stabilisation, snapshot in video recording, Barcode Scanner, Quad Pixel technology, levelling, RAW photo output, Google Lens, Assistive Grid
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei P9 plus has better second camera resolution than Motorola Moto G23.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 125 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Macro Vision
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Motorola Moto G23 has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.45 Huawei P9 plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Pro mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, Face Beauty, Portrait, Live filter, Dual Record
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Moto G23 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Video stabilisation, RAW photo, levelling, Selfie animation, Snap in video recording, Assistive grid
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 plus Motorola Moto G23
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 5000 mAh Motorola Moto G23 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9 plus.
Fast Charging Technology - TurboPower technology Motorola Moto G23 has fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Huawei P9 plus Motorola Moto G23
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 13
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 My UX
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, LTEPP, SUPL
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 plus Motorola Moto G23
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, 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 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P9 plus Motorola Moto G23
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Real Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MP4 -
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 -
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Huawei P9 plus Motorola Moto G23
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Knuckle 2.0 Dual microphones, Gesture Controls, dual stereo speakers tuned by Dolby Atmos
OTHERS Huawei P9 plus Motorola Moto G23
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, back cover
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