Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs. Honor 9X Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Motorola Moto G8 Plus and Honor 9X Pro. 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 G8 Plus vs. Honor 9X Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto G8 Plus Honor 9X Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.35 mm 163.5 mm Honor 9X Pro has greater height than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Width 75.83 mm 77.3 mm Honor 9X Pro has greater width than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Depth 9.09 mm 8.8 mm Honor 9X Pro is narrower than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Weight 188 g 202 g Motorola Moto G8 Plus is lighter than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Body Colour Cosmic blue | Crystal pink Phantom purple
Body Material - Dual 3D curved glass
Protection P2i (liquid repellent coating) -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Motorola Moto G8 Plus is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.882 W/kg (body), 0.589 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.76 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Motorola Moto G8 Plus Honor 9X Pro
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS IPS LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.59" Honor 9X Pro has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2280 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 9X Pro has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 403 ppi 391 ppi Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 9X Pro.
Aspect Ratio 19:9 -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Enhancement Technology - Blue light filter
Display Features Moto Display, attentive display, Max Vision display FullView Display
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto G8 Plus Honor 9X Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Hisilicon Kirin 810
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.27 GHz Honor 9X Pro has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 610 -
MEMORY Motorola Moto G8 Plus Honor 9X Pro
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Honor 9X Pro has more RAM than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Honor 9X Pro has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Motorola Moto G8 Plus Honor 9X Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Type - CMOS
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better lens aperture than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Pixel Size 1.6 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects Spot Colour -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Panorama, manual mode, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, Timelapse video, Active photos, Cinemagraph 3D Portrait Lighting, Portrait
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual 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, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), video stabilisation, Depth detection and depth effects Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), EIS video stabilisation, 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AIS Super Night mode, AI video stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor 9X Pro has better second camera resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better second camera lens aperture than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.12 μm -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Depth camera -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Distortion correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 16 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Motorola Moto G8 Plus has higher resolution third camera than Honor 9X Pro.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Field of View (3rd Camera) 117 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 2 μm -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Quad Pixel technology Bokeh effect
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Front Camera Design - Pop-up
Sensor Resolution (Front) 25 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better front camera resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better front lens aperture than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Pixel Size (Front) 1.8 μm -
Special Effects (Front) Spot Colour -
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Slow motion video, Beautification mode, portrait mode, Timelapse video, group selfi mode, Cinemagraph 3D Portrait Lighting
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto G8 Plus Honor 9X Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4000 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Fast Charging Technology TurboPower technology - Motorola Moto G8 Plus has fast charging technology.
Run Time Details - Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
Gaming: up to 10 hrs
Navigation: up to 12 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 100 hrs
CELLULAR Motorola Moto G8 Plus Honor 9X Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - EMUI 9.1
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto G8 Plus Honor 9X Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE
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 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 39, 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 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Motorola Moto G8 Plus Honor 9X Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards - MP3, OGG, MIDI, MP4, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby Audio, stereo speakers tuned by Dolby Audio Surround sound
FEATURES Motorola Moto G8 Plus Honor 9X Pro
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, gyro sensor, ultrasonic sensor -
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, Three microphones, Moto Actions, Quick gestures, Google Lens Liquid cooling, GPU Turbo 3.0 technology, AI Signal Enhancer, HUAWEI AppGallery
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Motorola Moto G8 Plus Honor 9X Pro
Included Accessories Protective cover, USB-C cable, TurboPower charger Power adapter, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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