Motorola Moto G56 5G vs Moto G52

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 G52, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 3 years and 3 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 G56 5G
  • 62% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (693K versus 429K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 12
  • Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (793 against 643 nits)
  • The phone is 3 years and 3 months newer
  • 2.5x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1037 and 419 points
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G52
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Weighs 31 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G56 5G and Moto G52 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)

Should I update?
No 75% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Motorola Moto G52 to Motorola Moto G56 5G makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: camera, performance, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.72 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 392 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 700 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.2% 87.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99% 94.7%
PWM Not detected 90 Hz
Response time 24 ms 12 ms
Contrast 1580:1 ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
793 nits
643 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.75 mm (6.53 inches) 160.98 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 76.26 mm (3 inches) 74.46 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP52
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Purple White, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Excellent (4.02/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
86.2%
Moto G52 +2%
87.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G56 5G and Motorola Moto G52
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7060 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max clock 2600 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 550 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 1114 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G56 5G and Motorola Moto G52
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G56 5G +147%
1037
419
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2386
1469
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 153 -
Single-core score 1037 419
Multi-core score 2386 1469
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
693978
429690
CPU 280455 188907
GPU 54244 30481
Memory 140542 100528
UX 218737 109774
Total score 693978 429690
Samples [7 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 7384
Video editing - 4283
Photo editing - 12209
Data manipulation - 6101
Writing score - 8528

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G56 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-08 (Victor)AnTuTu 12793660
📘 2026-07-30 (pycoda)AnTuTu 11712174
📘 2026-07-19 (Julio)AnTuTu 11707897
📘 2026-06-04 (Jão)AnTuTu 11686105
📘 2026-04-20 (HAJTOR)AnTuTu 11693978
Motorola Moto G52
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-07 (João)AnTuTu 11429690

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1833 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 12
ROM Hello UI -
OS size - 18 GB
OS updates 1 year -
Security updates 3 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 (51% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 1:18 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:12 hr
Watching video - 14:50 hr
Gaming - 06:04 hr
Standby - 115 hr
General battery life
24:33 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8700 x 5800
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 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 118° 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 0.7 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 5.3 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
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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* - 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
84.5 dB
84.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2025 April 2022
Release date May 2025 May 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $250
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 Yes, 30 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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