Motorola Moto G96 vs G86 Power 5G
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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 G86 Power 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G96
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Weighs 20 grams less
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G
- Comes with 1220 mAh larger battery capacity: 6720 vs 5500 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | POLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.6% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 96.3% |
| PWM | - | 930 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.86 mm (6.37 inches) | 161.21 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 73.26 mm (2.88 inches) | 74.74 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.93 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 178 g (6.28 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Blue, Green, Purple | Black, Gold, Gray, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.64/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1795 | 2603 |
| Single-core score | 1017 | 1049 |
| Multi-core score | 2887 | 2939 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 303360 | 317933 |
| GPU | 73224 | 124614 |
| Memory | 162133 | 156837 |
| UX | 255921 | 267769 |
| Total score | 794638 | 867154 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 255 | 400 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 16105 | 19980 |
| Video editing | 8134 | 8059 |
| Photo editing | 32330 | 32244 |
| Data manipulation | 10998 | 11846 |
| Writing score | 18030 | 19158 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Moto G96
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-18 (Rikirin) | AnTuTu 11 | 838860 |
| π 2026-05-29 (Ratul Azaan) | AnTuTu 11 | 729002 |
| π 2026-01-27 (Bishal chowdhury) | AnTuTu 11 | 794638 |
| π 2026-01-27 (Bishal chowdhury) | AnTuTu 11 | 794638 |
| π 2025-12-15 -> Eldridge | AnTuTu 11 | 794701 |
Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-19 (Alexandru L.) | AnTuTu 11 | 919422 |
| π 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26 | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2605 |
| π 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1049 / 2940 |
| π 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26 | AnTuTu 11 | 867154 |
| π 2026-06-06 (Josue) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1049 / 2939 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | Hello UI | Hello UI |
| OS size | - | 56 GB |
| OS updates | 1 year | 1 year |
| Security updates | 3 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 6720 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 |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
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 (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-700C | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 12 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | - | 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 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (β 0.32 inch) | - |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.2 | 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* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | July 2025 | June 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $210 | $329 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 33 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 Power 5G. It has a better display, gaming, battery life, and connectivity.
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