Motorola Moto G72 vs Moto G53
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Motorola Moto G72 (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on September 29, 2022, against the Motorola Moto G53, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus and came out 3 months after. 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 G72
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- 49% higher pixel density (402 vs 269 PPI)
- Delivers 70% higher peak brightness (1018 against 600 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 10W)
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (562K versus 477K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- POLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- More energy-efficient CPU β Helio G99
- Weighs 17 grams less
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G53
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Reverse charging feature
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | POLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 269 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.1% | 84.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | 145.9% | 90.1% |
| PWM | 180 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 1 ms | 41 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | 1468:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) | 74.66 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.19 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 166 g (5.86 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | Yes |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~332.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 730 | 736 |
| Multi-core score | 2013 | 1812 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 206572 | 193048 |
| GPU | 43611 | 47353 |
| Memory | 143275 | 106103 |
| UX | 169371 | 131038 |
| Total score | 562829 | 477542 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 132 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 347 | 292 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10890 | 9713 |
| Video editing | 6902 | 4413 |
| Photo editing | 21052 | 21441 |
| Data manipulation | 7888 | 7898 |
| Writing score | 12716 | 12121 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Moto G72
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-11-24 (David) | AnTuTu 11 | 562829 |
Motorola Moto G53
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-10-31 (KhrizU) | AnTuTu 11 | 426353 |
| π 2025-10-31 -> DYi22 | AnTuTu 11 | 477542 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | - | My UX |
| OS size | 20 GB | 16 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (22% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:14 hr | 2:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:42 hr | 09:42 hr |
| Watching video | 13:11 hr | 13:53 hr |
| Gaming | 05:17 hr | 05:24 hr |
| Standby | 141 hr | 136 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 8160 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 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 118Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung HM6 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung 4H7 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | SK Hynix hi1634 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 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 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2022 | December 2022 |
| Release date | October 2022 | December 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $280 | $200 |
| Successor | - Motorola Moto G77 | - Motorola Moto G56 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 10 W |
*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 G72 is definitely a better buy.
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