Motorola Moto G57 Power vs G56 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.72-inch Motorola Moto G57 Power (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 ) that was released on November 5, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G56 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7060 and came out 5 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 G57 Power
  • Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5200 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (829K versus 693K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G56 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G57 Power and G56 5G 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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8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
124.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
110.7
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.72 inches 6.72 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 392 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1050 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 85.7% 86.2%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 24 ms
Contrast - 1580:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 166.23 mm (6.54 inches) 165.75 mm (6.53 inches)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) 76.26 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.35 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 210.6 g (7.43 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP69
Rear material Eco-leather Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Pink, Purple Black, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Excellent (4.08/5) Excellent (4.02/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
86.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G57 Power and Motorola Moto G56 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 MediaTek Dimensity 7060
Max clock 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 550
GPU
Graphics Adreno IMG BXM-8-256
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 1010 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G57 Power and Motorola Moto G56 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1037
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2892
Compute Score (GPU)
1874
Compute Score (GPU) 1874 153
Single-core score 1009 1037
Multi-core score 2892 2386
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
829894
693978
CPU 318469 280455
GPU 114691 54244
Memory 176550 140542
UX 220184 218737
Total score 829894 693978
Samples [9 tests] [7 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15769 -
Video editing 6291 -
Photo editing 27293 -
Data manipulation 10091 -
Writing score 15159 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G57 Power
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (myis)AnTuTu 12937645
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (AndreyXimikUA)AnTuTu 11803108
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (Mihad hassan)AnTuTu 12895184
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 -> YuhansnurfwAnTuTu 11871804
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 -> YuhansnurfwAnTuTu 11853524
Motorola Moto G56 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Victor)AnTuTu 12793660
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-30 (pycoda)AnTuTu 11712174
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Julio)AnTuTu 11707897
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (JΓ£o)AnTuTu 11686105
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-20 (HAJTOR)AnTuTu 11693978

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS updates 1 year 1 year
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:20 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
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 120Β° 118Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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 25 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 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 12 mm
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.7 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
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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 Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced November 2025 May 2025
Release date November 2025 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $249
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 G57 Power is definitely a better buy.

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