Motorola Moto G87 vs G82 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Motorola Moto G87 (with MediaTek Dimensity 6400) that was released on April 29, 2026, against the Motorola Moto G82 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 4 years 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 G87
  • Delivers 163% higher peak brightness (1807 against 688 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • The phone is 4 years newer
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 13% higher pixel density (450 vs 399 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G82 5G
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (612K versus 550K)
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 910 and 815 points
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G87 and G82 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)

Should I update?
No 80% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Motorola Moto G82 5G to Motorola Moto G87 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, display, and battery life.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.6:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 399 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88.4% 87.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 95.1%
PWM 361 Hz 119 Hz
Response time 3 ms 12 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Moto G87 +163%
1807 nits
688 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 164.58 mm (6.48 inches) 160.89 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 77.37 mm (3.05 inches) 74.46 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 7.38 mm (0.29 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP52
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Brown White, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Moto G87 +1%
88.4%
87.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G87 and Motorola Moto G82 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
L3 cache 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 64 256
GPU clock 1072 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G87 and Motorola Moto G82 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
815
910
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Moto G87 +2%
2142
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1450 -
Single-core score 815 910
Multi-core score 2142 2105
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
550018
612321
CPU 232348 248390
GPU 46910 56689
Memory 105801 134957
UX 164959 172285
Total score 550018 612321
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 361
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
n/a
10605
Web score - 10364
Video editing - 4281
Photo editing - 21096
Data manipulation - 9006
Writing score - 14356

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G87
No benchmark results yet
Motorola Moto G82 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-15 (Demilson Silva)AnTuTu 12636232
📘 2025-09-26 (LautaroG82)AnTuTu 11612321

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
OS size 58 GB -
OS updates 3 years -
Security updates 4 years -

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:06 hr
Watching video - 13:06 hr
Gaming - 05:28 hr
Standby - 125 hr
General battery life
n/a
23:04 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 -
Zoom Digital (lossless), 2x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Angle of widest lens 118° 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm -
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size - 1 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 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 5.4 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
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No Yes
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No -
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Moto G87 +6%
87.8 dB
82.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2026 May 2022
Release date May 2026 June 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $349
Successor - - Motorola Moto G87
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 30 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 G87 is definitely a better buy.

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