Motorola Moto G06 vs Moto G (2025)

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.88-inch Motorola Moto G06 (with MediaTek Helio G81 Extreme) that was released on September 5, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G (2025), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G06
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • The phone is 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G (2025)
  • 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (526K versus 353K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 6300
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 10W)
  • 93% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 786 and 408 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G06 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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4 / 64 GB
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4 / 64 GB
133.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
119.7
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.88 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1640 pixels 720 x 1604 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.5:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 263 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 1100 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 84.6% 85%
Display features - - DCI-P3

Design and build

Height 171.35 mm (6.75 inches) 167.05 mm (6.58 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.31 mm (0.33 inches) 8.16 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof IP64 Yes
Rear material Eco-leather Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Green, Orange, Brown Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Excellent (4.13/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G06 and Motorola Moto G (2025)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G81 Extreme MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Max clock 2000 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 48 64
GPU clock 820 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G06 and Motorola Moto G (2025)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
408
786
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1391
2023
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 1450
Single-core score 408 786
Multi-core score 1391 2023
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
353291
526717
CPU 147376 196090
GPU 68275 59995
Memory 56781 97600
UX 80859 173032
Total score 353291 526717
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
8963
12264
Web score 9693 15054
Video editing 5875 5903
Photo editing 18429 25250
Data manipulation 6141 8701
Writing score 9277 13597

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type - UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS updates 7 years 2 years
Security updates - 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 10 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging No Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time - 1:30 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 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 120 FPS (720p) No
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 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
Focal length 0.64 mm -
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.4
Sensor - CMOS
Pixel size 1.12 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 5.1 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* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 7 -
5G support No Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced September 2025 January 2025
Release date September 2025 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $123 $199
Successor - - Motorola Moto G (2026)
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, gaming, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G (2025). But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G06.

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