Honor 9X vs. Motorola Moto G8 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 9X and Motorola Moto G8 Plus. 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

Honor 9X vs. Motorola Moto G8 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 9X Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 163.5 mm 158.35 mm Honor 9X has greater height than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Width 77.3 mm 75.83 mm Honor 9X has greater width than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Depth 8.8 mm 9.09 mm Honor 9X is narrower than Honor 9X.
Weight 196.8 g 188 g Motorola Moto G8 Plus is lighter than Honor 9X.
Body Colour Midnight black | Sapphire blue Cosmic blue | Crystal pink
Protection - P2i (liquid repellent coating)
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Motorola Moto G8 Plus is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.84 W/kg (body), 0.93 W/kg (head) 0.882 W/kg (body), 0.589 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 Honor 9X Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.59" 6.3" Honor 9X has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2280 x 1080 pixels Honor 9X has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 391 ppi 403 ppi Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 9X.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Enhancement Technology Blue light filter -
Display Features Honor Full View Display Moto Display, attentive display, Max Vision display
PROCESSOR Honor 9X Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 710F Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2 GHz Honor 9X 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 Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY Honor 9X Motorola Moto G8 Plus
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Honor 9X 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 Honor 9X Motorola Moto G8 Plus
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/1.8 F/1.7 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better lens aperture than Honor 9X.
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 3D Portrait Lighting, Portrait Slow motion video, Panorama, manual mode, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, Timelapse video, Active photos, Cinemagraph
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Motorola Moto G8 Plus has face detection.
Light Source LED flash Dual 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), EIS video stabilisation, 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AIS Super Night mode Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), video stabilisation, Depth detection and depth effects
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 9X has better second camera resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better second camera lens aperture than Honor 9X.
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) 2 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Motorola Moto G8 Plus has higher resolution third camera than Honor 9X.
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) Bokeh effect Quad Pixel technology
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Front Camera Design Pop-up -
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better front camera resolution than Honor 9X.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better front lens aperture than Honor 9X.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.8 μm
Special Effects (Front) - Spot Colour
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) 3D Portrait Lighting Slow motion video, Beautification mode, portrait mode, Timelapse video, group selfi mode, Cinemagraph
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 Honor 9X Motorola Moto G8 Plus
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.
Talk Time 1440 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1440 min
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 120 hrs
Gaming: up to 8 hrs
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CELLULAR Honor 9X Motorola Moto G8 Plus
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 GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 9X Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 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
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD 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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC - Yes Motorola Moto G8 Plus has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 9X Motorola Moto G8 Plus
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
FEATURES Honor 9X Motorola Moto G8 Plus
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 Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features GPU Turbo 3.0 technology, AI Signal Enhancer Face Unlock, Three microphones, Moto Actions, Quick gestures, Google Lens
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Honor 9X Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter Protective cover, USB-C cable, TurboPower charger
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification -
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