Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G
55
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67
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A26 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 2, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 and came out 3 months after. 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 Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G
- Comes with 1720 mAh larger battery capacity: 6720 vs 5000 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 74% higher peak brightness (1358 against 779 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (867K versus 768K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- 16% higher pixel density (446 vs 385 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 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 | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | 96.3% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 930 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 161.21 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 74.74 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP69 |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Pink | Black, Gold, Gray, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.22/5) | Good (3.64/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 269 drops | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 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 | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3046 | 2603 |
| Single-core score | 1015 | 1049 |
| Multi-core score | 2899 | 2939 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 320350 | 317933 |
| GPU | 83203 | 124614 |
| Memory | 129434 | 156837 |
| UX | 230611 | 267769 |
| Total score | 768287 | 867154 |
| Samples | [27 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 274 | 400 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11515 | 19980 |
| Video editing | 7315 | 8059 |
| Photo editing | 24850 | 32244 |
| Data manipulation | 10288 | 11846 |
| Writing score | 17482 | 19158 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-29 -> Jm2ret | AnTuTu | 781013 |
| π 2026-08-29 -> Jm2ret | AnTuTu | 781013 |
| π 2026-08-21 (Nur) | AnTuTu | 760055 |
| π 2026-08-10 (QUα»C HUY) | AnTuTu | 797710 |
| π 2026-07-06 -> naufall | AnTuTu | 759867 |
Motorola Moto G86 Power 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-19 (Alexandru L.) | AnTuTu | 919422 |
| π 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26 | GeekBench GPU | 2605 |
| π 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26 | GeekBench CPU | 1049 / 2940 |
| π 2026-06-09 -> Josue_26 | AnTuTu | 867154 |
| π 2026-06-06 (Josue) | GeekBench CPU | 1049 / 2939 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 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 | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | Hello UI |
| OS size | 21.7 GB | 56 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 1 year |
| Security updates | 6 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6720 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:26 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 06:42 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:14 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:11 hr | - |
| Standby | 100 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 | 480 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 118Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 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 | 27 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 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 | Samsung S5K4HA | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 3280 x 2460 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi-1339 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 5.3 | 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* | Depends on the region | 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 | Yes | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | - | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | March 2025 | June 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $190 | $329 |
| SAR (head) | 0.41 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.96 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 33 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 G86 Power 5G is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 20