Motorola Moto G87
What you’d gain
- Display score: 7.4 → 8.5
- Security updates until around 2030
- Better water resistance
- eSIM
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No charger in the box
- Heavier: 167 → 183 g
Should You Upgrade From the Motorola Moto G84?
How the Motorola Moto G84 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Time to upgrade
Security updates ended around 2026 Newer phones are about 3.2× faster The best upgrade scores 3.0 points higher on performance and 2.9 on battery
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the Motorola Moto G84, so we compare it with mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G
What you’d gain
- 1.4× faster
- Camera score: 5.9 → 7.2
- Display score: 7.4 → 8.8
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No microSD card slot
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
What you’d gain
- 3.2× faster
- Camera score: 5.9 → 7.8
- Display score: 7.4 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No microSD card slot
- No charger in the box
- Heavier: 167 → 190 g
OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G
What you’d gain
- 3× faster
- Camera score: 5.9 → 8.3
- Display score: 7.4 → 8.5
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,000 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No microSD card slot
- No charger in the box
- Heavier: 167 → 188 g
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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones
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Motorola Moto G84 upgrade FAQ
Is the Motorola Moto G84 still supported?
Motorola promises 3 years of security updates for the Motorola Moto G84, counted from its announcement in September 2023, so they should have ended around 2026. It gets 1 year of OS upgrades, which ended around 2024.
What is the best upgrade from the Motorola Moto G84?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro, with a PhoneRanked score of 8.2 vs 5.6 for the Motorola Moto G84. The newest model of the same family is the Motorola Moto G87. The best mid-range upgrade is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G. We don’t have a US launch price for the Motorola Moto G84, so we looked at mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro than the Motorola Moto G84?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Motorola Edge 70 Pro is about 3.2 times as fast as the Motorola Moto G84. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 6,520 vs 2,010.