Mid-range · 2025

Motorola Moto G86

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55 Camera shares the Motorola Moto G56's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (5200mAh)

Extras Rugged build, Leather back

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

7300 8 / 256 GB

5200 mAh 30W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1220 × 2712 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1220 × 2712 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

4500 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 4

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Mali-G615 MC2

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

675,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Mali-G615 MC2

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz

Software & updates

Android 15, upgradable to Android 16 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Updates ending soon

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 15, upgradable to Android 16

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~1 year

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony LYT-600, 1/1.95", 1µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Motorola Moto G56 , Oppo Reno12

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

RAW, laser AF

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5200 mAh · 30 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5200 mAh

Lab endurance

55:44h

EU cycle rating

1,000 cycles

Wired charging

30 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB · expandable

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB · 8/512GB · 12/512GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

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, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32, B71

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n26, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n71, n77, n78

Build & Design

185 g · 7.8 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

161.2 mm

Width

74.7 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

185 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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 3 losses

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

675k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

30% larger battery capacity

5,200 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

675k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Heavier in hand

185 g vs 162 g

Full comparison

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