Head to head
Motorola moto g87vsMotorola moto g57 power
The short answer
Choose the Motorola moto g87 for peak brightness. Choose the Motorola moto g57 power for battery capacity. The Motorola moto g57 power is £129 cheaper at UK RRP (£220 against £349). The Motorola moto g87 gets security updates for longer: until June 2030, against June 2028 for the Motorola moto g57 power.
- Released
- 2026-05-15GSMArena — Motorola Moto G87 specifications, retrieved 2026-08-21
- Price
- £349Motorola UK store, retrieved 2026-09-12
- Security updates until
- 2030-06-30Motorola Support UK — moto g87 specifications, retrieved 2026-08-21
- Released
- 2025-12-03GSMArena — Motorola Moto G57 Power specifications, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £220Motorola UK store, retrieved 2026-09-12
- Security updates until
- 2028-06-30Motorola Support — moto g57 power security updates, retrieved 2026-08-20
1 win for Motorola moto g871 win for Motorola moto g57 power1 gap borderline1 difference you won’t notice£129 apart at RRP
Verdict: Motorola moto g87 ahead on 1 row, Motorola moto g57 power on 1 row
On the makers’ published figures, the moto g87 wins on peak brightness (5,000 nits against 1,050 nits); the moto g57 power wins on battery capacity (7,000 mAh against 5,200 mAh). One gap is borderline, a difference most people would not notice: weight (183 g against 210.6 g) for the moto g87. The difference in display size is below the threshold you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate, storage (base), RAM and fast charging. The other 31 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
12 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Typical brightness · HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · Telephoto · Claimed video playback · Wireless charging · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score · SAR (EU, head). Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Motorola moto g87 better than the Motorola moto g57 power?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the Motorola moto g87 wins on peak brightness, 5,000 nits (Motorola Support UK) against 1,050 nits (Motorola UK); the Motorola moto g57 power wins on battery capacity, 7,000 mAh (Motorola UK) against 5,200 mAh (Motorola Support UK). Every other row is borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The Motorola moto g57 power, by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 7,000 mAh (Motorola UK) against 5,200 mAh (Motorola Support UK).
Which is lighter?
The Motorola moto g87 is lighter, narrowly: weight, 183 g against 210.6 g (both Motorola Support UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which has the brighter screen?
The Motorola moto g87, by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 5,000 nits (Motorola Support UK) against 1,050 nits (Motorola UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Motorola moto g87 gets security updates for longer: until June 2030, against June 2028 for the Motorola moto g57 power. Sources: dates from Motorola Support UK and Motorola Support.
Which is cheaper?
The Motorola moto g57 power is £129 cheaper at UK RRP (£220 against £349). Prices from Motorola moto g87: Motorola UK store; Motorola moto g57 power: Motorola UK store.
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