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Motorola Moto G84 5G vs G82 5G

58 out of 100
Motorola Moto G84 5G
VS
47 out of 100
Motorola Moto G82 5G
Motorola Moto G84 5G
Motorola Moto G82 5G

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 Motorola Moto G82 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 1 year 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G84 5G
  • Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (1003 against 691 nits)
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G84 5G and G82 5G 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
57.3
(Average)
Value Index
25.7
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Moto G84 5G
vs
Moto G82 5G

Display

Type POLED AMOLED
Size 6.5 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8% 87.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 146.4% 95.1%
PWM 90 Hz 119 Hz
Response time 1 ms 12 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Moto G84 5G +45%
1003 nits
Moto G82 5G
691 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160 mm (6.3 inches) 160.89 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) 74.46 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 168.3 g (5.94 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP52
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Red White, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Moto G84 5G
85.8%
Moto G82 5G +2%
87.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G84 5G and Motorola Moto G82 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 840 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G84 5G and Motorola Moto G82 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Moto G84 5G
2030
Moto G82 5G +4%
2105
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1404 -
Single-core score 913 910
Multi-core score 2030 2105
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Moto G84 5G
610255
Moto G82 5G
612321
CPU 243901 248390
GPU 56804 56689
Memory 152968 134957
UX 156581 172285
Total score 610255 612321
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 361
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Moto G84 5G +10%
11661
Moto G82 5G
10605
Web score 12401 10364
Video editing 4770 4281
Photo editing 24498 21096
Data manipulation 9779 9006
Writing score 14850 14356
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G84 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-06 (Vaqif)AnTuTu 11610255
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-06 (X)Geekbench 6 GPU1412
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-06 (X)Geekbench 6 CPU904 / 2041
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-26 (Francescolli)Geekbench 6 GPU1411
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-26 (Francescolli)Geekbench 6 CPU915 / 2051
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Motorola Moto G82 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-26 (LautaroG82)AnTuTu 11612321
Add View all (1)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM My UX -
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (54% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:01 hr 08:06 hr
Watching video 13:58 hr 13:06 hr
Gaming 05:09 hr 05:28 hr
Standby 121 hr 125 hr
General battery life
Moto G84 5G +6%
24:24 hr
Moto G82 5G
23:04 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) -
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 118Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/1.5" (β‰ˆ 0.67 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H7AF -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Sensor OmniVision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron 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 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
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 Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes -
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Moto G84 5G
82 dB
Moto G82 5G +1%
82.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August 2023 May 2022
Release date September 2023 June 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $349
Successor - Motorola Moto G86 5G - Motorola Moto G86 5G
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, 30 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Moto G84 5G is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
41 (67.2%)
20 (32.8%)
Total votes: 61

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Colonel JB September 14, 2023 at 08:00 PM
Motorola Moto G82 5G also has Android 13 now, which has in my view, increased Display Brightness and increased volume levels. The screen was never AMOLED, it has actually been pOLED from the start.
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