Huawei P9 vs. Motorola Moto G31

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 and Motorola Moto G31. 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 vs. Motorola Moto G31 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 Motorola Moto G31
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 161.89 mm Motorola Moto G31 has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 70.9 mm 73.87 mm Motorola Moto G31 has greater width than Huawei P9.
Depth 6.95 mm 8.55 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei P9.
Weight 144 g 181 g Huawei P9 is lighter than Huawei P9.
Body Colour Titanium grey Mineral grey | Baby blue
Body Material Aerospace-grade aluminium Plastic
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 W/kg (head) 1.46 W/kg (body), 0.67 W/kg (head)
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 Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei P9 Motorola Moto G31
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.4" Motorola Moto G31 has larger screen size than Huawei P9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Motorola Moto G31 has better screen resolution than Huawei P9.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 423 ppi 409 ppi Huawei P9 has better pixel density than Motorola Moto G31.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Refresh Rate - 60 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Max Vision display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 Motorola Moto G31
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 MediaTek Helio G85
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2 GHz Huawei P9 has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto G31.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - ARM Mali-G52 MC2
MEMORY Huawei P9 Motorola Moto G31
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Motorola Moto G31 has more RAM than Huawei P9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Motorola Moto G31 has more internal memory than Huawei P9.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei P9 Motorola Moto G31
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Motorola Moto G31 has better camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Motorola Moto G31 has better lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Pixel Size - 1.28 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR, Spot Colour
Camera Modes - Panorama, Pro mode, Timer mode, BurstShot, Watermark mode, Active photos, Cinemagraph, Portrait, Night Vision, AR stickers, Levelling, Macro Vision, Long exposure mode, Live filter, Capture Dual
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Moto G31 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Barcode Scanner, Cutout, Quad Pixel technology, smart composition, RAW photo output, shot optimisation, Google Lens, High-res digital zoom (up to 8x), Assistive Grid
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P9 has better second camera resolution than Motorola Moto G31.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 118 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 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
FOURTH CAMERA
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Pixel Size (4th Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Motorola Moto G31 has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.2 Motorola Moto G31 has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Spot Colour
Camera Modes (Front) - Slow motion video, Pro mode, Timer mode, BurstShot, HYPERLAPSE, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Face Beauty, Timelapse video, Active photos, Cinemagraph, Portrait, Night Vision, Levelling, Gesture selfie, Group selfie, Long exposure mode, Live filter, Low Light AI Selfie, Capture Dual, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Moto G31 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Video image stabilisation, RAW photo, Shot optimisation, Selfie animation, Assistive grid
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 Motorola Moto G31
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 5000 mAh Motorola Moto G31 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9.
Standby Time 566 hours -
Talk Time 1980 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1980 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Standby (LTE): up to 566 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 566 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 526 hrs
Standard usage: up to 36 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P9 Motorola Moto G31
Technology 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 11
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 Motorola Moto G31
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, 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 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P9 Motorola Moto G31
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI Dolby Atmos
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 -
FEATURES Huawei P9 Motorola Moto G31
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, digital compass, SAR sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features IMAGEsmart 5.0 Dual microphones
OTHERS Huawei P9 Motorola Moto G31
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Protective cover, USB cable, SIM card removal tool, 10W charger
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