Motorola Moto G87 vs Nothing Phone (4a)

The Motorola Moto G87 scores 6.2 in our rating, and the Nothing Phone (4a) scores 7.0. The Motorola Moto G87 leads in design, while the Nothing Phone (4a) is ahead in performance, camera, battery and software support. The Motorola Moto G87 is the newer phone, announced Apr 29, 2026.

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Motorola Motorola Moto G87

6.2 Price TBA

Nothing Nothing Phone (4a)

7.0 Price TBA

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Key differences

Why choose the Motorola Moto G87

Bigger battery 5,200 mAh vs 5,080 mAh
Brighter screen 5,000 nits vs 4,500 nits
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs IP64
Newer model Apr 29, 2026 vs Mar 5, 2026
Lighter 183 g vs 205 g
Thinner 7.38 mm vs 8.5 mm

Why choose the Nothing Phone (4a)

Faster wired charging 50 W vs 30 W
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 8 GB
Higher-resolution video 4K@30 vs 2K@30
Faster storage type UFS 3.1 vs UFS 2.2
Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5
Longer security updates 6 years vs 4 years

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

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 G87Nothing Phone (4a)

Overall 6.2 7.0

Display 8.5 8.4

Performance 3.7 5.5

Camera 5.7 7.1

Battery 5.1 5.4

Design 8.2 7.1

Software support 5.7 6.9

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Motorola Moto G87Nothing Phone (4a)

Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches

Type OLED, Extreme AMOLED OLED, Flexible AMOLED

Resolution 1272 × 2772 px 1224 × 2720 px

Pixel density 450 ppi 440 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 G87Nothing Phone (4a)

Chipset Dimensity 6400 Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

Process 6 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.7 GHz

GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 810

RAM 8 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Motorola Moto G87Nothing Phone (4a)

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.8 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.57"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Telephoto — 50 MP, 3.5× optical, periscope

Optical zoom — 3.5×

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 2K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 32 MP

Front video 2K@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec Motorola Moto G87Nothing Phone (4a)

Capacity 5,200 mAh 5,080 mAh

Wired charging 30 W 50 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Motorola Moto G87Nothing Phone (4a)

Dimensions 164.58 × 77.37 × 7.38 mm 163.9 × 77.5 × 8.5 mm

Thickness 7.38 mm 8.5 mm

Weight 183 g 205 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Plastic

Back Vegan leather Glass

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 IP64

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors PANTONE Overture, PANTONE Blue Atoll Black, White, Blue, Pink

Connectivity and features

Spec Motorola Moto G87Nothing Phone (4a)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.4 5.4

USB 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 G87Nothing Phone (4a)

OS at launch Android 16 Android 16

Interface Hello UX Nothing OS 4.1

OS updates 3 years 3 years

Security updates 4 years 6 years

Launch and price

Spec Motorola Moto G87Nothing Phone (4a)

Announced Apr 29, 2026 Mar 5, 2026

Released — Mar 13, 2026

Status Released Released

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