Motorola Moto G9 Plus vs Motorola Moto G86 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2020	May 29, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€270

Design

Dimensions
6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches 169.98 x 78.1 x 9.69 mm	6.35 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches 161.2 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.88 oz / 223.3 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP69; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Navy blue, Blush gold	Spellbound, Golden Cypress, Cosmic Sky, Chrysanthemum

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 84.25% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.16% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 4500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 387 PPI	2712x1220px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.9 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 MT6878 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470	Octa-core 4x2.5GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 618	Mali-G615 MC2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2) 12/256GB 12/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (10)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5200 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 8min

Gaming

6h 28min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.95" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
16 MP (EIS, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.4
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 32, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 30, 2021 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZE2
Measured SAR
Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 1.42 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.42 W/kg

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