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Moto G86 5G review: A 6,720 mAh mid-ranger with a pOLED screen and Pantone-tuned camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2025·$320
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#6 of 12
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The endurance Pantone-tuned Moto.

Moto G86 5G squeezes a 6,720 mAh silicon-carbon battery into a slim 185 g body with IP68/IP69 and a Pantone-validated pOLED. The slow 30 W charging is the obvious mismatch. For battery-life buyers who like clean Android, it fits.

01Display

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 79-point average for mid-range phones of 2025.

TypepOLED, 120 Hz, 4,500 nits peak
Size6.67 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

74/100

74/100 puts it above the 71-point average for mid-range phones of 2025.

Main50 MP, f/1.88 (Sony LYT-600), OIS
Ultrawide8 MP, f/2.2
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 66-point average for mid-range phones of 2025.

ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB · microSD

04Battery

92/100

At 92/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2025 — 13 points above the cohort average.

Capacity6,720 mAh (silicon-carbon)
Wired30 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 77-point average for mid-range phones of 2025.

06Value

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2025.

What works
  • 6,720 mAh silicon-carbon — huge for the size.
  • IP68 + IP69 ruggedness.
  • pOLED, 4,500 nits, Pantone-tuned.
  • microSD survives.
What doesn't
  • Only 30 W charging for the big battery.
  • 8 MP ultrawide weak.
  • Dimensity 7300 mid-tier.
  • No jack.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 12-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .