Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs. Huawei P40

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Motorola Moto G5 Plus and Huawei P40. 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

Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs. Huawei P40 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto G5 Plus Huawei P40
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.2 mm 148.9 mm Motorola Moto G5 Plus has greater height than Huawei P40.
Width 74 mm 71.06 mm Motorola Moto G5 Plus has greater width than Huawei P40.
Depth 9.7 mm 8.5 mm Huawei P40 is narrower than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Weight 155 g 175 g Motorola Moto G5 Plus is lighter than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Body Colour Lunar grey Silver frost | Black
Body Material High-grade aluminium -
Protection Splashproof Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei P40 is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP53
Repairability Index - 7.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.297 W/kg 1.29 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.49 W/kg (head)
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 G5 Plus Huawei P40
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.1" Huawei P40 has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 424 ppi 422 ppi Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better pixel density than Huawei P40.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto G5 Plus Huawei P40
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Hisilicon Kirin 990 5G
Processor Number MSM8953 -
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei P40 has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei P40 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 Mali-G76 MC16
MEMORY Motorola Moto G5 Plus Huawei P40
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Huawei P40 has more RAM than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Motorola Moto G5 Plus Huawei P40
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Sensor Name - Huawei Ultra Vision sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.9 Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better lens aperture than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Pixel Size - 2.44 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, slow motion video, Panorama, Best Shot, tap to focus, Professional mode -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Capture, Colour Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash, Drag to focus & exposure, Dual Autofocus Pixels 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 G5 Plus.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Huawei P40 has better front lens aperture than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Camera Modes (Front) Professional mode, Beautification mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Huawei P40 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display 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 G5 Plus Huawei P40
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3800 mAh Huawei P40 has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
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 G5 Plus 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 7.0 Nougat 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 G5 Plus Huawei P40
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 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 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, 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 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, 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 802.11a/b/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 Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Motorola Moto G5 Plus 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 G5 Plus 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, magnetometer, gyro sensor 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 Dual microphones, TurboPower techbnology 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 G5 Plus 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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