Motorola Moto E5 Play vs. Huawei P40

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Motorola Moto E5 Play and Huawei P40. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Motorola Moto E5 Play vs. Huawei P40 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto E5 Play Huawei P40
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.88 mm 148.9 mm Huawei P40 has greater height than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Width 71.2 mm 71.06 mm Motorola Moto E5 Play has greater width than Huawei P40.
Depth 9.19 mm 8.5 mm Huawei P40 is narrower than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Weight 150 g 175 g Motorola Moto E5 Play is lighter than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Body Colour Starry black Silver frost | Black
Protection P2i (liquid repellent coating) Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP53
Repairability Index - 7.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value - 1.29 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.49 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Motorola Moto E5 Play Huawei P40
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.3" 6.1" Huawei P40 has larger screen size than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 960 x 480 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density - 422 ppi
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Max Vision display -
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto E5 Play Huawei P40
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Hisilicon Kirin 990 5G
Clock Speed 1.4 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei P40 has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Huawei P40 has higher processor core quantity than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei P40 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 308 Mali-G76 MC16
MEMORY Motorola Moto E5 Play Huawei P40
RAM 1 GB 8 GB Huawei P40 has more RAM than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 has more internal memory than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Motorola Moto E5 Play Huawei P40
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Sensor Name - Huawei Ultra Vision sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.9 Huawei P40 has better lens aperture than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Pixel Size - 2.44 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Panorama, BurstShot, manual mode, Best Shot -
Light Source LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), QR-code scanner, video stabilisation, Barcode Scanner Hybrid Zoom, Leica Triple Camera, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studio, AI AWB Algorithm, AI motion algorithm, Gallery Edit, HUAWEI Golden Snap, AI Remove Reflection, AI Remove Passersby, AI Best Moment, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3x
Hybrid Zoom - 5x
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 30X Max Zoom
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Huawei P40 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - IR camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto E5 Play Huawei P40
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2800 mAh 3800 mAh Huawei P40 has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto E5 Play.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Huawei P40 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 1.5 hour(s)
Wireless Charging - Yes Huawei P40 can be charged wirelessly.
CELLULAR Motorola Moto E5 Play Huawei P40
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei P40 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo (Go edition) Android 10
User Interface - EMUI 10.1
Intelligent Assistant - Celia
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto E5 Play Huawei P40
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40 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
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 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
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC - Yes Huawei P40 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Motorola Moto E5 Play Huawei P40
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - MPEG-4, 3GP
FEATURES Motorola Moto E5 Play Huawei P40
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features - Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime
OTHERS Motorola Moto E5 Play Huawei P40
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP53
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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