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Motorola Moto G96 vs G56 5G

62 out of 100
Motorola Moto G96
VS
57 out of 100
Motorola Moto G56 5G
Motorola Moto G96
Motorola Moto G56 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Motorola Moto G96 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) that was released on July 9, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G56 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7060 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G96
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (794K versus 693K)
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • POLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G56 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G96 and G56 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)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
146.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
110.7
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Moto G96
vs
Moto G56 5G

Display

Type POLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.72 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6% 86.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 24 ms
Contrast - 1580:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Moto G96
n/a
Moto G56 5G
792 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.86 mm (6.37 inches) 165.75 mm (6.53 inches)
Width 73.26 mm (2.88 inches) 76.26 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.93 mm (0.31 inches) 8.35 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Rear material Eco-leather Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Green, Purple Black, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability - Excellent (4.02/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Moto G96 +5%
90.6%
Moto G56 5G
86.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G96 and Motorola Moto G56 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 7060
Max clock 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 550
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 IMG BXM-8-256
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 940 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~481.3 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G96 and Motorola Moto G56 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G96
1017
Moto G56 5G +2%
1037
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Moto G96 +21%
2887
Moto G56 5G
2386
Compute Score (GPU)
Moto G96 +1073%
1795
Moto G56 5G
153
Compute Score (GPU) 1795 153
Single-core score 1017 1037
Multi-core score 2887 2386
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Moto G96 +15%
794638
Moto G56 5G
693978
CPU 303360 280455
GPU 73224 54244
Memory 162133 140542
UX 255921 218737
Total score 794638 693978
Samples [8 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 255 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Moto G96
15262
Moto G56 5G
n/a
Web score 16105 -
Video editing 8134 -
Photo editing 32330 -
Data manipulation 10998 -
Writing score 18030 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G96
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (Rikirin)AnTuTu 11838860
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (Ratul Azaan)AnTuTu 11729002
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-27 (Bishal chowdhury)AnTuTu 11794638
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-27 (Bishal chowdhury)AnTuTu 11794638
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-15 -> EldridgeAnTuTu 11794701
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Motorola Moto G56 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Victor)AnTuTu 12793660
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-30 (pycoda)AnTuTu 11712174
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Julio)AnTuTu 11707897
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (JΓ£o)AnTuTu 11686105
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-20 (HAJTOR)AnTuTu 11693978
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 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 No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS updates 1 year 1 year
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5500 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 (51% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:20 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119Β° 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 Sony LYT-700C Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
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" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 3280 x 2460 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) -
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 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 5.2 5.3
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* No Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Moto G96
n/a
Moto G56 5G
84.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2025 May 2025
Release date July 2025 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $210 $249
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Yes, 33 W
Further details
Notes on Moto G56 5G:
    - There’s a model with two physical SIM slots (no eSIM), where the second slot is hybrid.
*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 G96 is definitely a better buy.

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