TCL 505 vs Motorola Moto G04

38 out of 100
TCL 505
VS
42 out of 100
Motorola Moto G04

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.75-inch TCL 505 (with MediaTek Helio G36) that was released on February 6, 2024, against the Motorola Moto G04, which is powered by Unisoc T606 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G04
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • 64% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (317K versus 193K)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1
  • 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 375 and 163 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of TCL 505 and Motorola Moto G04 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
38*
39*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
53*
60*
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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Final comparison evaluation
38*
42*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
81.3
(Good)
Value Index
97.2
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.75 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 266 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3% 86.4%
Display tests
RGB color space - 94.3%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 38 ms
Contrast - 1218:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
n/a
398 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168.29 mm (6.63 inches) 163.5 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) 74.5 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 8.32 mm (0.33 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Waterproof No IP52
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue Black, Blue, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
85.3%
Moto G04 +1%
86.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of TCL 505 and Motorola Moto G04
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G36 Unisoc T606
Max clock 2200 MHz 1600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A75
L3 cache - 1 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) No No
GPU
Graphics PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G57 MP1
GPU shading units 32 32
GPU clock 680 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS ~43.5 GFLOPS ~41.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of TCL 505 and Motorola Moto G04
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
163
Moto G04 +130%
375
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
670
Moto G04 +109%
1397
Compute Score (GPU)
34
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 34 -
Single-core score 163 375
Multi-core score 670 1397
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
193858
Moto G04 +64%
317518
CPU 94323 116701
GPU 12097 20059
Memory 48922 89086
UX 38516 91672
Total score 193858 317518
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
Graphics score - 48
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
n/a
8298
Web score - 9668
Video editing - 5007
Photo editing - 16045
Data manipulation - 6634
Writing score - 7670

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
TCL 505
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-05 (Mattia)AnTuTu 11193858
Motorola Moto G04
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1600 MHz 1600 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 14
ROM Go edition My UX
OS size - 14 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5010 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 10 W 10 W
Battery type - Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging No No

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 16 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 16 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 16 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Hynix Hi-5021Q -
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 5 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm -
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 4 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio - No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
n/a
82.2 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced February 2024 January 2024
Release date March 2024 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $110 $119
Successor - - Motorola Moto G06
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W Yes, 10 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 G04 is definitely a better buy.

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