Motorola Moto G Power (2026) vs Moto G Power (2021)
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.8-inch Motorola Moto G Power (2026) (with MediaTek Dimensity 6300) that was released on December 16, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G Power (2021), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 and came out 5 years and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Power (2026)
- Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 45% higher pixel density (387 vs 266 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 10
- The phone is 5 years and 1 month newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 6300
- Stereo speakers
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 15W)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Power (2021)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Review
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
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2388 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.9:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 387 ppi | 266 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | - |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.2% | 83.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 166.62 mm (6.56 inches) | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Width | 77.1 mm (3.04 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.72 mm (0.34 inches) | 9.5 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 208 g (7.34 oz) | 206.5 g (7.28 oz) |
| Waterproof | Yes | No |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 11 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 683 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1072 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~137.2 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 770 | 511 |
| Multi-core score | 2013 | 1553 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 194234 | - |
| GPU | 61861 | - |
| Memory | 114801 | - |
| UX | 180995 | - |
| Total score | 551891 | - |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 16476 | - |
| Video editing | 6381 | - |
| Photo editing | 23907 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8013 | - |
| Writing score | 15081 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 10 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (47% in 30 min) | Yes, TurboPower |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 11:06 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:56 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | - |
| Standby | 99 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 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 Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2025 | January 2021 |
| Release date | January 2026 | January 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $250 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Moto G Power (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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Moto G Power (2026) is definitely a better buy.
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