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Moto G96 5G
Motorola's Moto G96 5G pairs a 6.67-inch curved pOLED display with up to 144Hz refresh and 1,600 nits peak brightness with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset. It has a 50MP OIS main camera, a 5,500mAh battery with 33W charging, IP68 dust and water protection and a 7.93mm vegan-leather body, but no NFC, wireless charging or microSD slot.
Pros
- Curved 6.67-inch pOLED display with up to 144Hz refresh rate and 1,600 nits peak brightness
- 50MP main camera with optical image stabilization
- IP68 dust and water resistance in a slim 7.93mm, 178g body
- 5,500mAh battery with 33W wired charging
- Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos
Cons
- Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is a mid-range chipset and slowed down under heavy multitasking in review testing
- No NFC
- No microSD slot and no wireless charging
- Software support is limited to one Android OS upgrade and three years of security updates
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Moto G96 5G
Display
- Screen size
- 6.67 ″
- Panel type
- pOLED
- Resolution
- 1080x2400
- Pixel density
- 395 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,600 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,016Bottom 31%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,922Bottom 35%
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB/256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 2.2
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Ultra-wide
- 8 MP
- Max video
- 4K@30fps
- Front camera
- 32 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,500 mAh
- Wired charging
- 33 W
- Wireless charging
- 0 W
Design
- Weight
- 178 g
- Thickness
- 7.9 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- NFC
- No
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 15
- OS update pledge
- 1 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Moto G96 5G good in 2026?
The Moto G96 5G earns an Inno Score of 42.8/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Motorola's Moto G96 5G pairs a 6.67-inch curved pOLED display with up to 144Hz refresh and 1,600 nits peak brightness with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset. It has a 50MP OIS main camera, a 5,500mAh battery with 33W charging, IP68 dust and water protection and a 7.93mm vegan-leather body, but no NFC, wireless charging or microSD slot.
What are the key specs of the Moto G96 5G?
Chipset: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 · Screen size: 6.67 ″ · Capacity: 5,500 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Moto G96 5G?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Moto G75 5G, OPPO A6 5G, Blackview BL7000 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
