Motorola Moto G86 5G vs G85 5G
65
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60
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Motorola Moto G86 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300) that was released on May 29, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G85 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 and came out 11 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
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G86 5G
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (885K versus 622K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (1368 against 1181 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- The phone is 11 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | AMOLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1500 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 90.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 95.3% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 733 Hz | 288 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.21 mm (6.35 inches) | 161.91 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 74.74 mm (2.94 inches) | 73.06 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.87 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 185 g (6.53 oz) | 173 g (6.1 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | No |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray, Red | Gray, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.64/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1047 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS | ~460.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1616 |
| Single-core score | 1031 | 938 |
| Multi-core score | 3042 | 2013 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 314616 | 254743 |
| GPU | 129043 | 60025 |
| Memory | 158602 | 111419 |
| UX | 283503 | 196421 |
| Total score | 885764 | 622608 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 345 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18996 | 12938 |
| Video editing | 8056 | 4893 |
| Photo editing | 31171 | 26881 |
| Data manipulation | 11444 | 10274 |
| Writing score | 18800 | 16001 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Moto G86 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-09 (GK tech) | AnTuTu | 929841 |
| π 2026-08-07 (Mkkss) | AnTuTu | 885326 |
| π 2026-04-30 (Dasket) | AnTuTu | 889030 |
| π 2026-04-22 (HenriqueAg) | AnTuTu | 944420 |
| π 2026-04-14 (Juan) | AnTuTu | 880378 |
Motorola Moto G85 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-06 (Moto) | AnTuTu | 612327 |
| π 2026-04-14 (Beastboyshub) | AnTuTu | 622608 |
| π 2025-12-27 (Zafor) | AnTuTu | 645848 |
| π 2025-10-10 (Prashu Sahai) | AnTuTu | 617806 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | Hello UI | Hello UI |
| OS size | 44 GB | 36 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 5000 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 | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:15 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:02 hr | 10:12 hr |
| Watching video | 14:52 hr | 14:13 hr |
| Gaming | 05:59 hr | 05:32 hr |
| Standby | 122 hr | 126 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| 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 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3280 x 2460 | 3280 x 2460 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 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* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2025 | June 2024 |
| Release date | July 2025 | June 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $339 | $299 |
| 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, 33 W | Yes, 30 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Motorola Moto G86 5G. It has a better display, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and design.
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