Motorola Moto G87 vs G85 5G
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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 G85 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 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 G87
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Delivers 54% higher peak brightness (1828 against 1184 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 14% higher pixel density (450 vs 395 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G85 5G
- Optical image stabilization
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (622K versus 550K)
- 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 938 and 815 points
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 | 6.78 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2772 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.6:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.4% | 90.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 361 Hz | 288 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.58 mm (6.48 inches) | 161.91 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 77.37 mm (3.05 inches) | 73.06 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.38 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 173 g (6.1 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | No |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Blue, Brown | Gray, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 6400 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 |
| 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1072 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~137.2 GFLOPS | ~460.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1450 | 1616 |
| Single-core score | 815 | 938 |
| Multi-core score | 2142 | 2013 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 232348 | 254743 |
| GPU | 46910 | 60025 |
| Memory | 105801 | 111419 |
| UX | 164959 | 196421 |
| Total score | 550018 | 622608 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 12938 |
| Video editing | - | 4893 |
| Photo editing | - | 26881 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10274 |
| Writing score | - | 16001 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Moto G87
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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 |
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 | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | - | Hello UI |
| OS size | 58 GB | 36 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 2 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 (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:12 hr |
| Watching video | - | 14:13 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:32 hr |
| Standby | - | 126 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8160 x 6144 |
| 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 |
| Slow motion | - | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118Β° | 118Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 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 | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Pixel size | - | 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 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 - 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* | 2 | 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 | April 2026 | June 2024 |
| Release date | May 2026 | June 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $299 |
| 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
If the display, battery life, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G87. But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority β go for the Motorola Moto G85 5G.
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