Mid-range · 2021

Motorola Moto G100 (2021)

Name: Motorola Moto G100 (2021)
Brand: Motorola

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel Fold

A solid mid-ranger with all-day battery.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

6.7″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

Snapdragon 870 5G 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 20W charging

64 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Motorola Moto G100 (2021) looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: RAW, Night mode

Reverse charging for accessories and earbuds

240 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.7″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2520 · 90 Hz · HDR

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

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2520 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

613 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) · 8-core 3.2 GHz · Adreno 650

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

806,700

v10

GeekBench

2,860

Graphics test

GFXBench 47 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 3.20 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Camera

64 MP f/1.7 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.7

Ultrawide

16 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Omnivision OV64B, 1/2", 0.7µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 20 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

100:00h

Wired charging

20 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Average (-29.4 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Average (-29.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

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

5.1

GPS systems

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

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

207 g · 9.7 mm

Height

168.4 mm

Width

74.0 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

Weight

207 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

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 13

Trades blows 1 win 2 losses

54% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

807k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 207 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower performance tier

Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 207 g vs 169 g

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Where to buy

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

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