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Motorola Moto G77 vs Moto G72

62 out of 100
Motorola Moto G77
VS
49 out of 100
Motorola Moto G72
Motorola Moto G77
Motorola Moto G72

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Motorola Moto G77 (with MediaTek Dimensity 6400) that was released on January 29, 2026, against the Motorola Moto G72, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 3 years and 4 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 G77
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • The phone is 3 years and 4 months newer
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 12% higher pixel density (450 vs 402 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G72
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
  • Weighs 16 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G77 and Moto G72 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Moto G77
64*
Moto G72
40*
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.
DeviceFacts Score
Final comparison evaluation
Moto G77
62*
Moto G72
49*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 66% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Motorola Moto G72 to Motorola Moto G77 makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: camera, display, and connectivity.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Moto G77
vs
Moto G72

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.6:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness - 500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6% 88.1%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 145.9%
PWM - 180 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Moto G77
n/a
Moto G72
1020 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.18 mm (6.46 inches) 160.5 mm (6.32 inches)
Width 77.37 mm (3.05 inches) 74.4 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 7.33 mm (0.29 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP52
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Brown White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Moto G77 +1%
88.6%
Moto G72
88.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G77 and Motorola Moto G72
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 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 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1072 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G77 and Motorola Moto G72
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G77 +3%
751
Moto G72
730
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Moto G77 +6%
2138
Moto G72
2013
Compute Score (GPU)
Moto G77
1481
Moto G72
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 1481 -
Single-core score 751 730
Multi-core score 2138 2013
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Moto G77 +5%
590471
Moto G72
562829
CPU 222998 206572
GPU 47596 43611
Memory 129816 143275
UX 190061 169371
Total score 590471 562829
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Moto G77
n/a
Moto G72
132
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 132
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Moto G77
n/a
Moto G72
347
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 347
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Moto G77
n/a
Moto G72
10894
Web score - 10890
Video editing - 6902
Photo editing - 21052
Data manipulation - 7888
Writing score - 12716
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Motorola Moto G72
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
OS size - 20 GB

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 33 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:14 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:42 hr
Watching video - 13:11 hr
Gaming - 05:17 hr
Standby - 141 hr
General battery life
Moto G77
n/a
Moto G72
24:52 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution - 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital (lossless), 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor - Samsung HM6
Sensor size - 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm -
Sensor - Samsung 4H7
Sensor size - 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - OmniVision OV02B10
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS SK Hynix hi1634
Sensor size - 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 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 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* - 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Moto G77
n/a
Moto G72
85.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 September 2022
Release date January 2026 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $250 $280
Successor - - Motorola Moto G77
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- 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 G77 is definitely a better buy.

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