Lower mid-range · 2022

Motorola Moto G72

Name: Motorola Moto G72
Brand: Motorola

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A07

A dependable lower mid-ranger with all-day battery and an AMOLED screen — but 4G only shows its age.

Best for Streaming · social · long days out

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), AMOLED screen

Watch out 4G only

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.6″ AMOLED · 120Hz

Helio G99 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 33W charging

108 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Motorola Moto G72 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: laser AF

Display

6.6″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.6"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1015 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

415,300

v10

GeekBench

1,842

Graphics test

GFXBench 13 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Camera

108 MP f/1.7 main · 16 MP selfie

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

Main camera

108 MP f/1.7

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

0.64µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

laser AF

Video

1080p @ 60 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

121:00h

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.5 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.5 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

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

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

166 g · 7.9 mm

Height

160.5 mm

Width

74.4 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

166 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity

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 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.6″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

52% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 15 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

415k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

35% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.6″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

415k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

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