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Motorola Moto G84 5G vs Edge 30

59 out of 100
Motorola Moto G84 5G
VS
53 out of 100
Motorola Edge 30
Motorola Moto G84 5G
Motorola Edge 30

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Motorola Moto G84 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 ) that was released on August 24, 2023, against the Motorola Edge 30, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus and came out 1 year and 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G84 5G
  • Comes with 980 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4020 mAh
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (24:24 vs 20:01 hours)
  • Delivers 58% higher peak brightness (998 against 632 nits)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 30
  • 47% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (895K versus 610K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G84 5G and Edge 30 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 / 256 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
60.0
(Average)
Value Index
31.1
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Moto G84 5G
vs
Edge 30

Display

Type POLED AMOLED
Size 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 500 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8% 86.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 146.4% 96%
PWM 90 Hz 250 Hz
Response time 1 ms 13 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Moto G84 5G +58%
998 nits
Edge 30
632 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160 mm (6.3 inches) 159.38 mm (6.27 inches)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) 74.23 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 6.79 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 168.3 g (5.94 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP52
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Red Silver, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Moto G84 5G
85.8%
Edge 30 +1%
86.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G84 5G and Motorola Edge 30
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max clock 2200 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 256 512
GPU clock 840 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~622.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G84 5G and Motorola Edge 30
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G84 5G
913
Edge 30 +15%
1050
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Moto G84 5G
2030
Edge 30 +38%
2795
Compute Score (GPU)
Moto G84 5G
1404
Edge 30 +67%
2343
Compute Score (GPU) 1404 2343
Single-core score 913 1050
Multi-core score 2030 2795
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Moto G84 5G
610255
Edge 30 +47%
895081
CPU 243901 338307
GPU 56804 115818
Memory 152968 177448
UX 156581 263508
Total score 610255 895081
Samples Less than 3 [2 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Moto G84 5G
11661
Edge 30
n/a
Web score 12401 -
Video editing 4770 -
Photo editing 24498 -
Data manipulation 9779 -
Writing score 14850 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G84 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-06 (Vaqif)AnTuTu610255
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-06 (X)GeekBench GPU1412
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-06 (X)GeekBench CPU904 / 2041
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-26 (Francescolli)GeekBench GPU1411
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-26 (Francescolli)GeekBench CPU915 / 2051
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Motorola Edge 30
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (Serj)AnTuTu759037
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 (Deividi)AnTuTu895081
πŸ“˜ 2023-12-14 (Nikolas)GeekBench GPU2343
πŸ“˜ 2023-12-14 (Nikolas)GeekBench CPU1050 / 2795
πŸ“˜ 2023-12-01 (Renato Barbosa)GeekBench GPU2329
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM My UX -
OS size - 20 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4020 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (54% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 22 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:04 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:01 hr 07:04 hr
Watching video 13:58 hr 12:35 hr
Gaming 05:09 hr 04:37 hr
Standby 121 hr 102 hr
General battery life
Moto G84 5G +22%
24:24 hr
Edge 30
20:01 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 118Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9 Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size 1/1.5" (β‰ˆ 0.67 inch) 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H7AF Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor OmniVision OV16A1Q Samsung JD1
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Moto G84 5G
82 dB
Edge 30 +3%
84.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced August 2023 April 2022
Release date September 2023 May 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $550
Successor - Motorola Moto G86 5G - Motorola Edge 70
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 30 W Yes, 33 W
Further details
Notes on Moto G84 5G:
    - The back cover can also be made of eco-leather.
*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 G84 5G is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
17 (40.5%)
25 (59.5%)
Total votes: 42

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