Motorola Moto G56 5G vs Moto G50
57
out of 100
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42
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.72-inch Motorola Moto G56 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7060) that was released on May 29, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G50, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 and came out 4 years and 2 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
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G56 5G
- Delivers 145% higher peak brightness (796 against 325 nits)
- 55% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (693K versus 446K)
- 46% higher pixel density (392 vs 269 PPI)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 12
- The phone is 4 years and 2 months newer
- Stereo speakers
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 15W)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G50
- 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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.72 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 392 ppi | 269 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.2% | 82.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 99% | 93.2% |
| PWM | Not detected | 2336000 Hz |
| Response time | 24 ms | 44 ms |
| Contrast | 1580:1 | 1889:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.75 mm (6.53 inches) | 164.9 mm (6.49 inches) |
| Width | 76.26 mm (3 inches) | 74.9 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Purple | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, rear |
| Repairability | Excellent (4.02/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7060 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 550 | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | IMG BXM-8-256 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~332.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 153 | - |
| Single-core score | 1037 | 689 |
| Multi-core score | 2386 | 1597 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 280455 | 187440 |
| GPU | 54244 | 60454 |
| Memory | 140542 | 79846 |
| UX | 218737 | 119138 |
| Total score | 693978 | 446878 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 291 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 6774 |
| Video editing | - | 3952 |
| Photo editing | - | 15336 |
| Data manipulation | - | 6917 |
| Writing score | - | 9524 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Moto G56 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-08 (Victor) | AnTuTu 12 | 793660 |
| 📘 2026-07-30 (pycoda) | AnTuTu 11 | 712174 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (Julio) | AnTuTu 11 | 707897 |
| 📘 2026-06-04 (Jão) | AnTuTu 11 | 686105 |
| 📘 2026-04-20 (HAJTOR) | AnTuTu 11 | 693978 |
Motorola Moto G50
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2023-09-19 (Guest #0) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 689 / 1597 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | Hello UI | - |
| OS size | - | 12 GB |
| OS updates | 1 year | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (23% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 2:35 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | - | 11:13 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:36 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:58 hr |
| Standby | - | 151 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#75th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Macro: 5 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 | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2025 | March 2021 |
| Release date | May 2025 | April 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $260 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Moto G56 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | - |
Further details
Notes on Moto G56 5G:
- There’s a model with two physical SIM slots (no eSIM), where the second slot is hybrid.
*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 G56 5G is definitely a better buy.
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