Motorola Moto G86 vs Motorola Moto G85

The Motorola Moto G86 scores 6.3 in our rating, and the Motorola Moto G85 scores 5.9. The Motorola Moto G86 leads in display, camera and design, while the Motorola Moto G85 is ahead in performance and software support. The Motorola Moto G86 is the newer phone, announced May 29, 2025.

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Motorola Motorola Moto G86

6.3 Price TBA

Top score

Motorola Motorola Moto G85

5.9 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Motorola Moto G86

Bigger battery 5,200 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Brighter screen 4,500 nits vs 1,600 nits
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs IP52
Newer model May 29, 2025 vs Jun 25, 2024
Higher-resolution video 4K@30 vs 1080p@30
Higher screen resolution 1220 × 2712 px vs 1080 × 2400 px

Why choose the Motorola Moto G85

More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 8 GB
Lighter 171 g vs 185 g
Thinner 7.59 mm vs 7.87 mm
microSD card slot

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Motorola Moto G86Motorola Moto G85

Overall 6.3 5.9

Display 8.4 7.3

Performance 4.5 4.9

Camera 5.8 5.1

Battery 5.1 4.9

Design 8.3 6.5

Software support 5.0 6.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Motorola Moto G86Motorola Moto G85

Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, Super HD pOLED OLED, pOLED Endless Edge Display

Resolution 1220 × 2712 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 446 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 4,500 nits 1,600 nits

HDR HDR10+ —

Protection Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec Motorola Moto G86Motorola Moto G85

Chipset Dimensity 7300 Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

Process 4 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.3 GHz

GPU Mali-G615 MC2 Adreno 619

RAM 8 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 —

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec Motorola Moto G86Motorola Moto G85

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.95" 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 4K@30 1080p@30

Front camera 32 MP 32 MP

Front video 4K@30 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec Motorola Moto G86Motorola Moto G85

Capacity 5,200 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 30 W 30 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Motorola Moto G86Motorola Moto G85

Dimensions 161.21 × 74.74 × 7.87 mm 161.91 × 73.06 × 7.59 mm

Thickness 7.87 mm 7.59 mm

Weight 185 g 171 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic —

Back Vegan leather Plastic

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 IP52

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors PANTONE Chrysanthemum, PANTONE Spellbound, PANTONE Cosmic Sky, PANTONE Golden Cypress Urban Grey, Cobalt Blue, Olive Green, Viva Magenta

Connectivity and features

Spec Motorola Moto G86Motorola Moto G85

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.4 5.1

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Motorola Moto G86Motorola Moto G85

OS at launch Android 15 Android 14

OS updates 2 years —

Security updates 4 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec Motorola Moto G86Motorola Moto G85

Announced May 29, 2025 Jun 25, 2024

Status Released Released

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