Lower mid-range · 2025

Motorola Moto G (2026)

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (17h measured), 120Hz screen

Extras Rugged build, Leather back

Watch out HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if Long video-watching sessions

6.7″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

6300 4 / 128 GB

5200 mAh 30W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Motorola Moto G (2026) looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1604 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1604 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

948 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

552,360

v11

GeekBench

2,100

Graphics test

3DMark 384 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 16 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 16

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~1 year

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 32 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, laser AF

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5200 mAh · 30 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5200 mAh

Lab active use

16:48h

Wired charging

30 W

Removable

Audio

Excellent (-21.1 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Excellent (-21.1 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, SUPL, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B29, B30, B71

5G n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n26, n29, n30, n41, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78

Build & Design

202 g · 8.5 mm

Height

167.2 mm

Width

76.4 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

Weight

202 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Longer tested battery life

16h 48m vs 14h 59m active use · 5,200 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1604 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

552k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Longer tested battery life

16h 48m vs 13h 9m active use · 5,200 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1604 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

552k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 162 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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