Mid-range · 2025

Motorola G96

Name: Motorola G96
Brand: Motorola

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55

A solid mid-ranger with all-day battery and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Streaming · social · long days out

Strength All-day battery (5500mAh), AMOLED screen

6.67″ AMOLED · 144Hz

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 8 / 128 GB

5500 mAh 30W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

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Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: RAW, Night mode, manual focus

240 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1600 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM7435-AB Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 710

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7435-AB Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

675,600

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 710

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 +4x1.95GHz Cortex A55

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-700C, 1/1.56", 1µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5500 mAh · 30 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5500 mAh

Wired charging

30 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6E

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

178 g · 7.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

161.9 mm

Width

73.3 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

178 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

49% larger battery capacity

5,500 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2400 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

676k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

38% larger battery capacity

5,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

676k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 17

Samsung Galaxy S25

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