Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G vs G86 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300) that was released on May 29, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G86 5G, which is powered by the same chip. 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 G86 Power 5G
  • Comes with 1520 mAh larger battery capacity: 6720 vs 5200 mAh
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G86 5G
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G and G86 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
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8 / 256 GB
102.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
92.0
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 1500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 89.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 96.3% 95.3%
PWM 930 Hz 733 Hz
Response time 4 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1358 nits
1368 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.21 mm (6.35 inches) 161.21 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 74.74 mm (2.94 inches) 74.74 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) 7.87 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Rear material Eco-leather Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gold, Gray, Red Black, Gold, Gray, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.64/5) Good (3.64/5)
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G and Motorola Moto G86 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 MediaTek Dimensity 7300
Max clock 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1047 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G and Motorola Moto G86 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 2603 -
Single-core score 1049 1031
Multi-core score 2939 3042
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
885764
CPU 317933 314616
GPU 124614 129043
Memory 156837 158602
UX 267769 283503
Total score 867154 885764
Samples [6 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 3 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 400 345
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
16174
15764
Web score 19980 18996
Video editing 8059 8056
Photo editing 32244 31171
Data manipulation 11846 11444
Writing score 19158 18800

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Alexandru L.)AnTuTu919422
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26GeekBench GPU2605
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26GeekBench CPU1049 / 2940
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26AnTuTu867154
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-06 (Josue)GeekBench CPU1049 / 2939
Motorola Moto G86 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (GK tech)AnTuTu929841
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Mkkss)AnTuTu885326
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Dasket)AnTuTu889030
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-22 (HenriqueAg)AnTuTu944420
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-14 (Juan)AnTuTu880378

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 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS size 56 GB 44 GB
OS updates 1 year 2 years
Security updates 3 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6720 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 Yes
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:02 hr
Watching video - 14:52 hr
Gaming - 05:59 hr
Standby - 122 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 25 mm
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm 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/2.2
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.4 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* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2025 May 2025
Release date June 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $339
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, 33 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G86 5G.

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Total votes: 90

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