Motorola Moto G85 5G vs G54 Power 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Motorola Moto G85 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3) that was released on June 25, 2024, against the Motorola Moto G54 Power 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7020 and came out 10 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 G85 5G
  • Delivers 142% higher peak brightness (1185 against 489 nits)
  • POLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.2% more screen real estate
  • Weighs 19 grams less
  • The phone is 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G54 Power 5G
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (27:07 vs 25:05 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G85 5G and G54 Power 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
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8 / 128 GB
51.5
(Average)
Value Index
78.1
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type POLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 560 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 85.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% -
PWM 288 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Moto G85 5G +142%
1185 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.91 mm (6.37 inches) 161.56 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 73.06 mm (2.88 inches) 73.82 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) 8.89 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof No IP52
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
90.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G85 5G and Motorola Moto G54 Power 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
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 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 IMG BXM-8-256
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 900 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~460.8 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G85 5G and Motorola Moto G54 Power 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1616 -
Single-core score 938 912
Multi-core score 2013 2244
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 254743 237949
GPU 60025 53761
Memory 111419 152099
UX 196421 180364
Total score 622608 624179
Samples [4 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12938 -
Video editing 4893 -
Photo editing 26881 -
Data manipulation 10274 -
Writing score 16001 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G85 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (Nikita)AnTuTu 12751866
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-06 (Moto)AnTuTu 11612327
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-14 (Beastboyshub)AnTuTu 11622608
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-27 (Zafor)AnTuTu 11645848
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-10 (Prashu Sahai)AnTuTu 11617806
Motorola Moto G54 Power 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-23 (NXFXS)AnTuTu 11624179
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-09 (Guest #1)Geekbench 6 CPU912 / 2244

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 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 MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS size 36 GB -
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 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 (55% in 30 min) Yes (44% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:12 hr 10:22 hr
Watching video 14:13 hr 14:34 hr
Gaming 05:32 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 126 hr 145 hr
General battery life
25:05 hr
27:07 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 118Β° 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
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Sony IMX882 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3280 x 2460 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor - 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 5.1 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 -
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* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot - Yes
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2024 September 2023
Release date June 2024 September 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $250
Successor - Motorola Moto G86 5G -
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
*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 G85 5G is definitely a better buy.

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