Huawei Mate 70 Air VS Motorola Moto G (2026)

The Huawei Mate 70 Air and Motorola Moto G (2026) both offer water resistance, though the Mate 70 Air is labeled as fully waterproof, while the Moto G is only water resistant. The Mate 70 Air weighs 208 g, slightly heavier than the Moto G's 202 g. In terms of thickness, the Mate 70 Air is slimmer at 6.6 mm, compared to the Moto G’s 8.5 mm.

When it comes to dimensions, the Huawei device is wider at 81.5 mm, while the Moto G measures 76.4 mm in width. The height of the two phones is quite similar, with the Mate 70 Air standing at 165 mm, and the Moto G at 167.2 mm. As for the overall volume, the Mate 70 Air has a smaller 88.7535 cm³, while the Moto G is larger at 108.57968 cm³.

Neither phone has a rugged build or the ability to fold, making them both standard in terms of design durability and flexibility.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air and Motorola Moto G (2026) differ significantly in display technology. The Mate 70 Air features an OLED/AMOLED display, while the Moto G has an LCD IPS screen. The Mate 70 Air also offers a larger 7″ screen size compared to the Moto G's 6.7″ display.

In terms of pixel density, the Mate 70 Air has a much higher 437 ppi, offering a sharper image than the Moto G’s 263 ppi. The resolution also shows a notable difference, with the Mate 70 Air boasting a 1320 x 2760 px resolution, while the Moto G has a lower 720 x 1604 px resolution.

Both phones feature a 120Hz refresh rate, ensuring smooth visuals. The Mate 70 Air supports HDR10, while the Moto G does not. The Mate 70 Air also has Always-On Display functionality, which the Moto G lacks. Additionally, both phones come with branded damage-resistant glass and a touchscreen, but neither supports HDR10+ or Dolby Vision, and neither has a secondary screen.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air and Motorola Moto G (2026) differ significantly in their performance specifications. The Mate 70 Air offers 512GB of internal storage, much higher than the Moto G’s 128GB. In terms of RAM, the Mate 70 Air has 16GB, while the Moto G has just 4GB.

Looking at the chipsets, the Mate 70 Air is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 9020, while the Moto G uses the MediaTek Dimensity 6300. The CPU in the Mate 70 Air features a more powerful setup with 2 x 2.5 GHz, 6 x 2.15 GHz, and 4 x 1.6 GHz cores, while the Moto G’s CPU is configured with 2 x 2.4 GHz and 6 x 2 GHz cores. The Mate 70 Air’s GPU is the Maleoon 920, running at 840 MHz, whereas the Moto G has the Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU, which runs at 950 MHz.

The Mate 70 Air offers higher RAM speed (2750 MHz) compared to the Moto G’s 2133 MHz. Additionally, the Mate 70 Air uses a 7 nm semiconductor size, while the Moto G uses a slightly smaller 6 nm process. Both phones support 64-bit architecture and have integrated graphics. The Mate 70 Air supports a higher maximum memory bandwidth of 44 GB/s, compared to the Moto G’s 17.07 GB/s. Both devices use big.LITTLE technology and have integrated LTE, but the Mate 70 Air features more CPU threads (12 vs 8) and supports DirectX 12, a specification shared by both phones.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air and Motorola Moto G (2026) feature dual-lens main cameras, but with different configurations. The Mate 70 Air has a 50 MP, 12 MP, and 8 MP setup, while the Moto G offers a 50 MP and 2 MP dual-lens camera. The Mate 70 Air’s main camera includes optical zoom (3x), which the Moto G lacks (0x optical zoom). Both phones support phase-detection autofocus, continuous autofocus during video recording, and slow-motion video recording.

In terms of video quality, the Mate 70 Air can record in 2160 x 30 fps, while the Moto G is limited to 1080 x 30 fps. The Mate 70 Air also includes a laser autofocus feature, which the Moto G lacks. Both phones have a CMOS sensor and support manual exposure, manual ISO, serial shot mode, and manual focus.

For front cameras, the Mate 70 Air has a 10.7 MP front camera, while the Moto G has a higher 32 MP front camera. Both phones have a wide aperture of 2.2f for the front camera, support HDR mode, and feature a timelapse function. Neither phone has a front-facing LED flash, dual-lens front camera, or advanced video recording options like HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording. Both can create panoramas in-camera, but the Mate 70 Air lacks a front-facing camera under the display, a feature that is not mentioned for the Moto G either.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air and Motorola Moto G (2026) share a nearly identical set of features in their operating systems. Both phones offer camera and microphone privacy options, dark mode, battery health check, customizable notifications, and support for split-screen functionality. Additionally, both devices support sharing intents, have a child lock feature, and allow for widgets. They also include voice command capabilities, track the current position of the mobile device, and support multi-user systems.

Neither phone provides direct OS updates, and both devices lack the ability to be used as a PC. The operating system features are essentially the same for both models, with no differences in this group.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air and Motorola Moto G (2026) differ in battery specifications. The Mate 70 Air comes with a larger 6500 mAh battery, while the Moto G has a smaller 5200 mAh battery. Both devices support fast charging, but the Mate 70 Air offers a faster charging speed at 66W, compared to the Moto G's 30W.

Neither phone supports wireless charging or reverse wireless charging. The Mate 70 Air includes a charger in the box, while the Moto G does not. Both phones feature a battery level indicator and have rechargeable, non-removable batteries.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air and Motorola Moto G (2026) differ in audio connectivity and features. The Mate 70 Air does not have a 3.5 mm audio jack, while the Moto G includes this socket. Both phones come with stereo speakers, but neither supports advanced audio technologies such as aptX, LDAC, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, or aptX Lossless.

Additionally, neither phone has a radio. The audio features between the two devices are quite similar, with the key difference being the presence of the 3.5 mm audio jack on the Moto G.

Both the Huawei Mate 70 Air and Motorola Moto G (2026) offer 5G support, but there are differences in their connectivity and features. The Mate 70 Air supports the latest Wi-Fi standards, including Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), and Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), whereas the Moto G supports Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) only. The Mate 70 Air also includes an infrared sensor, which is absent in the Moto G.

Both phones use USB Type-C, but the Mate 70 Air has a broader Wi-Fi support range, and the Moto G includes an external memory slot, which the Mate 70 Air does not. The Mate 70 Air also features emergency SOS via satellite, while the Moto G lacks this capability.

Both phones include a fingerprint scanner, NFC, GPS, compass, accelerometer, barometer, and support for Galileo. Neither phone has crash detection, DLNA certification, HDMI output, 3D facial recognition, an iris scanner, a stylus, motion tracking, optical tracking, or a built-in projector. The Moto G does not have an infrared sensor or emergency SOS via satellite, two features found on the Mate 70 Air.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air and Motorola Moto G (2026) share identical features in the miscellaneous category. Both phones include a video light, but neither has sapphire glass, a curved display, or an e-paper display.

These devices are quite similar in this group, with no significant differences in the additional display or build features they offer.