Motorola Moto Z2 Play vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Motorola Moto Z2 Play and Huawei P40 lite 5G. 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 Z2 Play vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto Z2 Play Huawei P40 lite 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - CDY-N29A
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.2 mm 162.31 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater height than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Width 76.2 mm 75 mm Motorola Moto Z2 Play has greater width than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Depth 5.99 mm 8.58 mm Motorola Moto Z2 Play is narrower than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Weight 145 g 189 g Motorola Moto Z2 Play is lighter than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Body Colour Lunar grey | Fine gold Space Silver
Body Material Aluminium -
Protection Splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Motorola Moto Z2 Play is waterproof.
SAR Value 1.24 W/kg (body), 1.455 W/kg (head) 2.66 W/kg (limb), 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Moto Mods
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Motorola Moto Z2 Play Huawei P40 lite 5G
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Full HD Super AMOLED LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.5" Huawei P40 lite 5G has larger screen size than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 lite 5G has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 401 ppi 405 ppi Huawei P40 lite 5G has better pixel density than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR - Yes Huawei P40 lite 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Features - Punch FullView display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto Z2 Play Huawei P40 lite 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Hisilicon Kirin 820
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei P40 lite 5G has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Motorola Moto Z2 Play has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 Mali-G57
MEMORY Motorola Moto Z2 Play Huawei P40 lite 5G
RAM LPDDR3 SDRAM - 3 GB 6 GB Huawei P40 lite 5G has more RAM than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 lite 5G has more internal memory than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Motorola Moto Z2 Play Huawei P40 lite 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Huawei P40 lite 5G has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Sensor Size - 1/1.7"
Sensor Type - CMOS
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Motorola Moto Z2 Play has better lens aperture than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Best Shot -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 854 x 480 (480p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Zero Shutter Lag, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Quick Capture, Drag to focus & exposure Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Bokeh effect
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei P40 lite 5G has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Huawei P40 lite 5G has better front lens aperture than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Special Effects (Front) Beauty effect -
Camera Modes (Front) Professional mode, Auto Night mode Super night selfie mode
Light Source (Front) Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 854 x 480 (480p) at 30 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto Z2 Play Huawei P40 lite 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei P40 lite 5G has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto Z2 Play.
Standby Time - 480 hours
Talk Time - 1140 minutes
Run Time Details Mixed usage: up to 30 hrs Talk (3G): up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 480 hrs
CELLULAR Motorola Moto Z2 Play Huawei P40 lite 5G
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei P40 lite 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1.1 Nougat Android 10
User Interface - EMUI 10.1.1
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto Z2 Play Huawei P40 lite 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, 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, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 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 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 41, Band 66 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 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 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 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
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
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 LE EDR 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 Z2 Play Huawei P40 lite 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - 3GP, MP4
FEATURES Motorola Moto Z2 Play Huawei P40 lite 5G
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, hall sensor, ultrasonic distance sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Three microphones, TurboPower techbnology Neural Network Processing Unit, HUAWEI AppGallery
OTHERS Motorola Moto Z2 Play Huawei P40 lite 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TP protective film
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