Motorola Moto G84 5G vs Honor 90
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Motorola Moto G84 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 ) that was released on August 24, 2023, against the Honor 90, which is powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition and came out 3 months 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 G84 5G
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- Shows 27% longer battery life (24:24 vs 19:10 hours)
- Optical image stabilization
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 14.7 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Honor 90
- 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (873K versus 610K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 30W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (1165 against 996 nits)
- 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 | POLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1200 x 2664 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.98:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 435 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 90.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 146.4% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 728 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160 mm (6.3 inches) | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 168.3 g (5.94 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Blue, Red | Black, Silver, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Adreno 644 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 443 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS | ~680.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1404 | 2963 |
| Single-core score | 913 | 1110 |
| Multi-core score | 2030 | 2968 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 243901 | 324311 |
| GPU | 56804 | 119050 |
| Memory | 152968 | 174797 |
| UX | 156581 | 255415 |
| Total score | 610255 | 873573 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 276 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 857 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12401 | 10439 |
| Video editing | 4770 | 7300 |
| Photo editing | 24498 | 27068 |
| Data manipulation | 9779 | 9185 |
| Writing score | 14850 | 11979 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Moto G84 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-09-06 (Vaqif) | AnTuTu 11 | 610255 |
| 📘 2025-08-06 (X) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1412 |
| 📘 2025-08-06 (X) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 904 / 2041 |
| 📘 2024-07-26 (Francescolli) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1411 |
| 📘 2024-07-26 (Francescolli) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 915 / 2051 |
Honor 90
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Ka4sen) | AnTuTu 12 | 954645 |
| 📘 2026-09-06 (STEVEN MP) | AnTuTu 11 | 920942 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Zamorokk) | AnTuTu 11 | 886048 |
| 📘 2026-05-10 (Damon) | AnTuTu 11 | 805921 |
| 📘 2026-04-01 (MrVolt) | AnTuTu 11 | 836065 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | My UX | MagicOS 8.0 |
| OS size | - | 23 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (80% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:12 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:01 hr | 08:26 hr |
| Watching video | 13:58 hr | 11:56 hr |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | 04:40 hr |
| Standby | 121 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 16256 x 12192 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H7AF | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 60 |
| Preview | - | 64 |
| Zoom | - | 86 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Honor 90 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 8160 x 6112 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV16A1Q | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | 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 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 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* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2023 | May 2023 |
| Release date | September 2023 | June 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $499 |
| Successor | - Motorola Moto G86 5G | - Honor 500 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 30 W | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Moto G84 5G:
- The back cover can also be made of eco-leather.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Honor 90. But if the camera, battery life, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G84 5G.
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