Motorola Moto G85 5G vs G75 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 G75 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G85 5G
  • POLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Weighs 35 grams less
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G75 5G
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (790K versus 622K)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1015 and 938 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G85 5G and G75 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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8 / 128 GB
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8 / 128 GB
51.5
(Average)
Value Index
117.1
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type POLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2388 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 387 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 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 86.5%
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)
1181 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.91 mm (6.37 inches) 166.09 mm (6.54 inches)
Width 73.06 mm (2.88 inches) 77.24 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) 8.44 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Rear material Plastic Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability - Good (3.93/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
90.8%
86.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G85 5G and Motorola Moto G75 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max clock 2200 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 900 MHz 1010 MHz
FLOPS ~460.8 GFLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G85 5G and Motorola Moto G75 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1015
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2920
Compute Score (GPU)
Moto G75 5G +108%
3366
Compute Score (GPU) 1616 3366
Single-core score 938 1015
Multi-core score 2013 2920
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
622608
790810
CPU 254743 323354
GPU 60025 73987
Memory 111419 172164
UX 196421 221305
Total score 622608 790810
Samples [4 tests] [18 tests]
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“˜ 2026-06-06 (Moto)AnTuTu612327
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-14 (Beastboyshub)AnTuTu622608
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-27 (Zafor)AnTuTu645848
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-10 (Prashu Sahai)AnTuTu617806
Motorola Moto G75 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (Chuy13)AnTuTu797635
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (Zetina)AnTuTu797281
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-08 (Chuy13)AnTuTu784429
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-28 (THE FLASH)AnTuTu854615
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-18 (Zek.-)AnTuTu863717

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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS size 36 GB -
OS updates 2 years 5 years
Security updates 2 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 25 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:17 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:12 hr -
Watching video 14:13 hr -
Gaming 05:32 hr -
Standby 126 hr -
General battery life
25:05 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED 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) -
Angle of widest lens 118Β° 119Β°
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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Sony IMX882 Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 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 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3280 x 2460 -
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor - CMOS
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1 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 5.4
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
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot - Yes
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2024 October 2024
Release date June 2024 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $299
Successor - Motorola Moto G86 5G - Motorola Moto G77
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, 30 W
Further details
Notes on Moto G75 5G:
    - The plastic version of the smartphone is thinner (8.34 mm), and lighter (205 grams).
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G75 5G. But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G85 5G.

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Salem Abdel Ghani December 2, 2025 at 06:57 PM
G75 is bad , heating up so much and the battery is bad + the Screen Display is so bad for the eyes G85 is better in everything
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Tester November 10, 2024 at 04:57 AM
Took the G785 back replace it with the G85 better processor and camera
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akp831 January 11, 2025 at 06:41 PM
6s Gen 3 is 695 with new name
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