Lower mid-range · 2026

Motorola Moto G87

Name: Motorola Moto G87
Brand: Motorola

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G

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

Best for Streaming · social · long days out

Strength All-day battery (5200mAh), AMOLED screen

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.78″ AMOLED · 120Hz

Dimensity 6400 8 / 256 GB

5200 mAh 30W charging

200 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

What stands out

MIL-STD durability with IP68 water resistance

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: RAW, laser AF

Display

6.78″ · AMOLED · 1272 × 2772 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1272 × 2772 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

5000 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 6400 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Basic CPU

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

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6400 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

449,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2× Cortex A76 a 2.5 GHz +6× Cortex A55 a 2.0 GHz

Camera

200 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie

Stabilised

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

Main camera

200 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

RAW, laser AF

Video

1440p @ 30 fps

Battery

5200 mAh · 30 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5200 mAh

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

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

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

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

183 g · 7.3 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

164.5 mm

Width

77.3 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

Weight

183 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 17e

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1272 × 2772 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

30% larger battery capacity

30 W vs 15 W charging · 5,200 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

449k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Heavier in hand

183 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

21% larger battery capacity

5,200 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

449k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Heavier in hand

183 g vs 167 g

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