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Motorola Moto G86

Released January 2025 · Full specs on GSMArena · Updated Dec 17, 2025

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Consensus of 3 reviews from 2 independent publishers. PC-Welt and Tech Advisor (both Foundry) count as one voice. How this is calculated.

Trusted Reviews76
PC-Welt56
Tech Advisor54
Each dot is one review, adjusted for how that publication usually scores; the line is our consensus. The closer the dots sit to the line, the more the reviewers agree.

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Key specs

Released
January 2025
Launch price (UK)
£280
Form factor
Standard
OS
Android
Display
6.7″
Main camera
50 MP
Telephoto lens
No
Battery
5,200 mAh
Wired charging
30 W
Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
Base storage
256 GB
Weight
185 g
Water resistance
IP68
Software updates
2 years
Sold in
UK, Europe · not in US

What the reviewers said

PC-Welt DE

3/5Dec 17, 2025

A solid but unspectacular budget phone with a bright 120Hz display and tough build, though its battery trails the G86 Power and the price is hard to justify.

  • Bright 120Hz display with HDR10+
  • Robust waterproof and dust-resistant design
  • Clean Android interface close to stock
  • Battery lasts a full day
  • Two major Android updates promised
  • Weak zoom performance
  • Lots of preinstalled third-party apps
  • Smaller battery than the G86 Power
  • No headphone jack
  • Limited gaming capability
Read the full review at PC-Welt →

Tech Advisor UK

3/5Dec 4, 2025

A capable but unremarkable budget phone with solid basics, but it struggles to justify its price against stronger, longer-lasting rivals, including Motorola's own Power model.

  • Bright 120Hz display
  • Durable waterproof design
  • Clean Android interface
  • Good colour accuracy in photos
  • Under-display fingerprint reader
  • Uninspiring zoom
  • Annoying preinstalled apps
  • Smaller battery than Moto G86 Power
  • Limited gaming capability
  • Only four years of security patches
Read the full review at Tech Advisor →

Trusted Reviews UK

4/5Sep 3, 2025

A markedly better phone than last year, and still good value, but the price jump is too steep to justify upgrading from the previous model.

  • Bright, smooth 120Hz P-OLED display with HDR
  • Big performance gains over the Moto G85 5G
  • Capable 50MP main camera
  • Woven textured back with attractive Pantone colours
  • Two years of Android updates and six years of security patches
  • Priced too high for the upgrade over predecessor
  • Heavy pre-installed bloatware and partner apps
  • Battery life only average in real-world tests
  • No charger included in the box
  • Gaming performance could be better
Read the full review at Trusted Reviews →

Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.