Motorola Moto G86 5G vs G82 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Motorola Moto G86 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300) that was released on May 29, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G82 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 3 years and 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 G86 5G
  • Delivers 98% higher peak brightness (1371 against 691 nits)
  • 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (885K versus 612K)
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (25:00 vs 23:04 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • The phone is 3 years and 1 month newer
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 11% higher pixel density (446 vs 402 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G82 5G
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G86 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
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)

Should I update?
No 86% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Motorola Moto G82 5G to Motorola Moto G86 5G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, display, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 87.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 95.3% 95.1%
PWM 733 Hz 119 Hz
Response time 1 ms 12 ms
Contrast โˆž Infinity โˆž Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1371 nits
691 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.21 mm (6.35 inches) 160.89 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 74.74 mm (2.94 inches) 74.46 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 7.87 mm (0.31 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP52
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gold, Gray, Red White, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.64/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) ยท 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
89.1%
87.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G86 5G and Motorola Moto G82 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1047 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G86 5G and Motorola Moto G82 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1031
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3042
Single-core score 1031 910
Multi-core score 3042 2105
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
885764
612321
CPU 314616 248390
GPU 129043 56689
Memory 158602 134957
UX 283503 172285
Total score 885764 612321
Samples [7 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 3 FPS -
Graphics score 345 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 361
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
15764
10605
Web score 18996 10364
Video editing 8056 4281
Photo editing 31171 21096
Data manipulation 11444 9006
Writing score 18800 14356

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G86 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-03 -> MilomichaelphAnTuTu 11914149
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-02 (ะะฝั‚ะพะฝ)AnTuTu 121010952
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-09 (GK tech)AnTuTu 11929841
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Mkkss)AnTuTu 11885326
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Dasket)AnTuTu 11889030
Motorola Moto G82 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-09-26 (LautaroG82)AnTuTu 11612321

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

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM Hello UI -
OS size 44 GB -
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 4 years -

Battery

Capacity 5200 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 Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:15 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:02 hr 08:06 hr
Watching video 14:52 hr 13:06 hr
Gaming 05:59 hr 05:28 hr
Standby 122 hr 125 hr
General battery life
25:00 hr
23:04 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 118ยฐ 118ยฐ
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/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/1.95" (โ‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/2.76" (โ‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm -
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (โ‰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 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3280 x 2460 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor - CMOS
Pixel size 0.7 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No Yes
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No -
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
87.1 dB
82.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2025 May 2022
Release date July 2025 June 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $339 $349
Successor - - 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, 33 W Yes, 30 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 G86 5G is definitely a better buy.

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