Motorola Moto G (2026) vs Moto G (2025)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Moto G (2026) (with MediaTek Dimensity 6300) that was released on November 5, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G (2025), which is powered by the same chip and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 4 / 128 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G (2026)
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (585K versus 526K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G (2025)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G (2026) and Moto G (2025) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
118.8
(Excellent)
Value Index
119.7
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1604 pixels 720 x 1604 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 262 ppi 263 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1100 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8% 85%
Display features - - DCI-P3

Design and build

Height 167.2 mm (6.58 inches) 167.05 mm (6.58 inches)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.16 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof - Yes
Rear material Eco-leather Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Purple Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G (2026) and Motorola Moto G (2025)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1072 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G (2026) and Motorola Moto G (2025)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 1450
Single-core score 790 786
Multi-core score 2098 2023
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
585233
526717
CPU 223818 196090
GPU 61807 59995
Memory 116664 97600
UX 182944 173032
Total score 585233 526717
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
13129
Web score 17054 15054
Video editing 6396 5903
Photo editing 25984 25250
Data manipulation 10001 8701
Writing score 13761 13597

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 2 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time - 1:30 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization No No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Sensor - CMOS
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced November 2025 January 2025
Release date November 2025 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $199
Successor - - Motorola Moto G (2026)
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Motorola Moto G (2026). It has a better display, camera, gaming, battery life, software, and design.

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