Motorola Moto G87 vs Motorola Moto G86

The Motorola Moto G87 scores 6.2 in our rating, and the Motorola Moto G86 scores 6.3. The Motorola Moto G87 leads in software support, while the Motorola Moto G86 is ahead in performance. The Motorola Moto G87 is the newer phone, announced Apr 29, 2026.

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Motorola Motorola Moto G87

6.2 Price TBA

Motorola Motorola Moto G86

6.3 Price TBA

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Key differences

Why choose the Motorola Moto G87

Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.67 inches
Brighter screen 5,000 nits vs 4,500 nits
Longer OS update support 3 years vs 2 years
Newer model Apr 29, 2026 vs May 29, 2025
Lighter 183 g vs 185 g
Thinner 7.38 mm vs 7.87 mm

Why choose the Motorola Moto G86

Higher-resolution video 4K@30 vs 2K@30
Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5
Better selfie video 4K@30 vs 2K@30

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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 G86

Overall 6.2 6.3

Display 8.5 8.4

Performance 3.7 4.5

Camera 5.7 5.8

Battery 5.1 5.1

Design 8.2 8.3

Software support 5.7 5.0

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G86

Size 6.78 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, Extreme AMOLED OLED, Super HD pOLED

Resolution 1272 × 2772 px 1220 × 2712 px

Pixel density 450 ppi 446 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 5,000 nits 4,500 nits

HDR — HDR10+

Protection Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass 7i

Performance

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G86

Chipset Dimensity 6400 Dimensity 7300

Process 6 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz

GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G615 MC2

RAM 8 GB 8 GB

Storage 256 GB 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G86

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.8 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.95"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 2K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 32 MP

Front video 2K@30 4K@30

Battery and charging

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G86

Capacity 5,200 mAh 5,200 mAh

Wired charging 30 W 30 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G86

Dimensions 164.58 × 77.37 × 7.38 mm 161.21 × 74.74 × 7.87 mm

Thickness 7.38 mm 7.87 mm

Weight 183 g 185 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Plastic

Back Vegan leather Vegan leather

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 IP68 + IP69

Fingerprint Under-display optical —

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors PANTONE Overture, PANTONE Blue Atoll PANTONE Chrysanthemum, PANTONE Spellbound, PANTONE Cosmic Sky, PANTONE Golden Cypress

Connectivity and features

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G86

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.4 5.4

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 G87Motorola Moto G86

OS at launch Android 16 Android 15

Interface Hello UX —

OS updates 3 years 2 years

Security updates 4 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec Motorola Moto G87Motorola Moto G86

Announced Apr 29, 2026 May 29, 2025

Status Released Released

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