Motorola Moto G87 vs Motorola Moto G73 5G

The Motorola Moto G87 scores 6.1 in our rating, and the Motorola Moto G73 5G scores 5.1. The Motorola Moto G87 leads in display, camera, battery, design and software support. The Motorola Moto G87 is the newer phone, announced Apr 29, 2026.

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Motorola Motorola Moto G87

6.1 Price TBA

Top score

Motorola Motorola Moto G73 5G

5.1 Price TBA

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the Motorola Moto G87

Bigger battery 5,200 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.5 inches
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs None
Newer model Apr 29, 2026 vs Jan 24, 2023
Thinner 7.38 mm vs 8.29 mm
Higher-resolution video 2K@30 vs 1080p@60

Why choose the Motorola Moto G73 5G

Lighter 181 g vs 183 g
3.5 mm headphone jack
Charger in the box

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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 G87Motorola Moto G73 5G

Overall 6.1 5.1

Display 8.5 7.3

Performance 3.7 3.9

Camera 5.7 4.6

Battery 4.9 4.7

Design 8.2 5.7

Software support 5.7 3.5

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G73 5G

Size 6.78 inches 6.5 inches

Type OLED, Extreme AMOLED LCD

Resolution 1272 × 2772 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 450 ppi 405 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 5,000 nits —

Protection Gorilla Glass 7i —

Performance

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G73 5G

Chipset Dimensity 6400 Dimensity 930

Process 6 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Mali-G57 MC2 IMG BXM-8-256

RAM 8 GB 8 GB

Storage 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 —

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G73 5G

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.8 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 2K@30 1080p@60

Front camera 32 MP 16 MP

Front video 2K@30 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G73 5G

Capacity 5,200 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 30 W 30 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G73 5G

Dimensions 164.58 × 77.37 × 7.38 mm 161.42 × 73.84 × 8.29 mm

Thickness 7.38 mm 8.29 mm

Weight 183 g 181 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Plastic

Back Vegan leather Plastic

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 None

Fingerprint Under-display optical Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors PANTONE Overture, PANTONE Blue Atoll Midnight Blue, Lucent White

Connectivity and features

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G73 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.4 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G73 5G

OS at launch Android 16 Android 13

Interface Hello UX My UX

OS updates 3 years —

Security updates 4 years —

Launch and price

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G73 5G

Announced Apr 29, 2026 Jan 24, 2023

Released — Jan 24, 2023

Status Released Discontinued

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