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Motorola Moto G54 5G vs Honor 90 Lite

50 out of 100
Motorola Moto G54 5G
VS
43 out of 100
Honor 90 Lite
Motorola Moto G54 5G
Honor 90 Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Motorola Moto G54 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7020) that was released on September 5, 2023, against the Honor 90 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6020 and came out 2 months 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 G54 5G
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (639K versus 530K)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor 90 Lite
  • Supports higher wattage charging (35W versus 15W)
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G54 5G and Honor 90 Lite 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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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 256 GB
28.8
(Mediocre)
Value Index
16.7
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Moto G54 5G
vs
90 Lite

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.5 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2388 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.9:9
PPI 405 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 560 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.6% 89.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 24 ms -
Contrast 1640:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Moto G54 5G
474 nits
90 Lite
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.56 mm (6.36 inches) 162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 73.82 mm (2.91 inches) 74.5 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 8.89 mm (0.35 inches) 7.48 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Waterproof IP52 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Green White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Moto G54 5G
85.6%
90 Lite +5%
89.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G54 5G and Honor 90 Lite
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 6020
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 950 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G54 5G and Honor 90 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G54 5G +27%
923
90 Lite
724
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Moto G54 5G +11%
2248
90 Lite
2032
Compute Score (GPU)
Moto G54 5G
n/a
90 Lite
1275
Compute Score (GPU) - 1275
Single-core score 923 724
Multi-core score 2248 2032
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Moto G54 5G +21%
639509
90 Lite
530583
CPU 249528 207365
GPU 53947 44155
Memory 144109 133108
UX 191925 145955
Total score 639509 530583
Samples [5 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 134
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Moto G54 5G +46%
12479
90 Lite
8551
Web score 13142 7468
Video editing 5885 5056
Photo editing 27513 16809
Data manipulation 9228 6808
Writing score 15527 10740
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G54 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (nnyiskull)AnTuTu 12751682
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Murilo)AnTuTu 11585043
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (SANDER)AnTuTu 11688346
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (PhosperX)AnTuTu 11662065
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-12 (Mtsls_09)AnTuTu 11637265
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Honor 90 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (maglev)AnTuTu 12603728
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Adiddasbagels)AnTuTu 12651884
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 (Abdullah)AnTuTu 11530583
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (tamas93tech)AnTuTu 11542327
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (ShaqiL)AnTuTu 11527185
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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 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13
ROM Hello UI MagicOS 7.1
OS size 19 GB -
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 35 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 33 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:52 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:34 hr -
Watching video 13:33 hr -
Gaming 05:02 hr -
Standby 140 hr -
General battery life
Moto G54 5G
25:29 hr
90 Lite
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 100 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 11584 x 8688
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 118Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 100 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 100 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital 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 5.3 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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Moto G54 5G
79.7 dB
90 Lite
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2023 June 2023
Release date September 2023 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $179 $300
Successor - Motorola Moto G56 5G - Honor 400 Lite
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Yes, 35 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 G54 5G is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
21 (67.7%)
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Total votes: 31

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