Motorola Moto G85 5G vs G56 5G
59
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57
out of 100
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 G56 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7060 and came out 11 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 G85 5G
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 49% higher peak brightness (1184 against 797 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- POLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Weighs 27 grams less
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G56 5G
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (693K versus 622K)
- The phone is 11 months newer
- 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1037 and 938 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | 6.67 inches | 6.72 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 392 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 86.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99% |
| PWM | 288 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 2 ms | 24 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | 1580:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.91 mm (6.37 inches) | 165.75 mm (6.53 inches) |
| Width | 73.06 mm (2.88 inches) | 76.26 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 173 g (6.1 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP69 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Black, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | - | Excellent (4.02/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 7060 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2600 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 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 550 |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | IMG BXM-8-256 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~460.8 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1616 | 153 |
| Single-core score | 938 | 1037 |
| Multi-core score | 2013 | 2386 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 254743 | 280455 |
| GPU | 60025 | 54244 |
| Memory | 111419 | 140542 |
| UX | 196421 | 218737 |
| Total score | 622608 | 693978 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [7 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12938 | - |
| Video editing | 4893 | - |
| Photo editing | 26881 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10274 | - |
| Writing score | 16001 | - |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Moto G85 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-16 (Nikita) | AnTuTu 12 | 751866 |
| π 2026-06-06 (Moto) | AnTuTu 11 | 612327 |
| π 2026-04-14 (Beastboyshub) | AnTuTu 11 | 622608 |
| π 2025-12-27 (Zafor) | AnTuTu 11 | 645848 |
| π 2025-10-10 (Prashu Sahai) | AnTuTu 11 | 617806 |
Motorola Moto G56 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-08 (Victor) | AnTuTu 12 | 793660 |
| π 2026-07-30 (pycoda) | AnTuTu 11 | 712174 |
| π 2026-07-19 (Julio) | AnTuTu 11 | 707897 |
| π 2026-06-04 (JΓ£o) | AnTuTu 11 | 686105 |
| π 2026-04-20 (HAJTOR) | AnTuTu 11 | 693978 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| 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 15 |
| ROM | Hello UI | Hello UI |
| OS size | 36 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 1 year |
| Security updates | 2 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5200 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 (55% in 30 min) | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:20 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:12 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:13 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:32 hr | - |
| Standby | 126 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 12 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3280 x 2460 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Pixel size | 0.7 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* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2024 | May 2025 |
| Release date | June 2024 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $249 |
| 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 |
Further details
Notes on Moto G56 5G:
- Thereβs 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
If the display and camera are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G85 5G. But if the battery life, design, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Motorola Moto G56 5G.
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