Motorola Moto G86 Power VS Samsung Galaxy F36 5G

The Motorola Moto G86 Power offers waterproofing, while the Samsung Galaxy F36 5G has no water resistance. In terms of weight, the Moto G86 Power is slightly heavier at 198 g, compared to the F36's 197 g. Both phones have a similar form factor, though the Moto G86 Power is a bit thicker at 8.7 mm compared to the F36's 7.7 mm thickness.

The dimensions of the devices also differ slightly. The Moto G86 Power measures 74.7 mm in width and 161.2 mm in height, while the Galaxy F36 is wider at 77.9 mm and slightly shorter at 164.4 mm in height. The Moto G86 Power has a larger volume at 104.76 cm³, whereas the F36 has a more compact volume of 98.61 cm³.

Neither phone features a rugged build or the ability to fold.

The Motorola Moto G86 Power and the Samsung Galaxy F36 5G both feature OLED/AMOLED displays, with the Moto G86 Power having a slightly larger 6.67″ screen compared to the F36's 6.7″ display. Despite this, the Moto G86 Power has a higher pixel density of 446 ppi, while the F36 has a lower density of 385 ppi. In terms of resolution, the Moto G86 Power offers a sharper 1220 x 2712 px resolution, while the F36 has a 1080 x 2340 px resolution.

Both devices come with a 120Hz refresh rate, ensuring smooth scrolling and gaming experiences. However, the Moto G86 Power has branded damage-resistant glass, while the F36 does not. The Moto G86 Power also supports both HDR10 and HDR10+, providing a better range of colors and brightness, while the F36 lacks support for these technologies. On the other hand, the F36 offers an Always-On Display, a feature not found on the Moto G86 Power.

Neither phone has Dolby Vision support or a secondary screen, and both have a touch screen.

The Motorola Moto G86 Power comes with 512GB of internal storage and 8GB of RAM, while the Samsung Galaxy F36 5G has 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM. The Moto G86 Power also offers faster RAM with a speed of 6400 MHz, compared to the F36's 3200 MHz. In terms of chipset, the Moto G86 Power is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300, while the F36 uses the Samsung Exynos 1380. The Moto G86 Power’s CPU speed is slightly higher, with 4 cores running at 2.5 GHz and 4 at 2.0 GHz, compared to the F36’s 4 cores at 2.4 GHz and 4 at 2.0 GHz.

When it comes to performance benchmarking, the Moto G86 Power scores 2932 in multi-core and 1026 in single-core Geekbench 6 results, while the F36 achieves 2758 in multi-core and 1007 in single-core. The Moto G86 Power also has a higher GPU clock speed at 1047 MHz, compared to the F36's 950 MHz. Both devices have integrated LTE and support 64-bit computing. Both phones are equipped with big.LITTLE technology and have 8 CPU threads and HMP support.

The Moto G86 Power supports a maximum of 16GB of RAM, while the F36 has a lower maximum RAM capacity of 8GB. Both devices use DDR5 memory and DirectX 12, and both have integrated graphics. The Moto G86 Power has a more advanced 4 nm semiconductor size, while the F36 uses a 5 nm semiconductor size.

The Motorola Moto G86 Power features a dual-lens main camera with 50 MP and 8 MP sensors, while the Samsung Galaxy F36 5G has a triple-lens main camera, with 50 MP, 8 MP, and 2 MP sensors. The Moto G86 Power has a wide aperture of 2.2f for the 50 MP lens and 1.8f for the 8 MP lens, while the F36 has 1.8f, 2.2f, and 2.4f apertures for its three lenses. Both devices offer 2160 x 30 fps video recording on the main camera and feature built-in optical image stabilization, continuous autofocus during video, and phase-detection autofocus for photos. Both also support slow-motion video recording, manual exposure, manual ISO, serial shot mode, and manual focus.

In terms of front cameras, the Moto G86 Power has a 32 MP camera with a 2.2f aperture, while the F36 features a 13 MP front camera, also with a 2.2f aperture. Both phones have the ability to create panoramas in-camera, have manual white balance, touch autofocus, and support a timelapse function. Neither phone has a front-facing LED flash or a dual-lens front camera, and neither supports HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording. Neither device features a front-facing camera under the display, nor do they support 3D photo/video recording.

Other notable features include both phones lacking a dual-tone LED flash and a BSI sensor, but both have a CMOS sensor and the ability to record with a flash. Neither device has laser autofocus or the ability to shoot 360° panoramas.

Both the Motorola Moto G86 Power and the Samsung Galaxy F36 5G run on Android 15 and offer a wide range of similar features. Both phones have clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera/microphone privacy options, theme customization, and the ability to block app tracking. Neither device supports Mail Privacy Protection or blocks cross-site tracking, and both support on-device machine learning, notification permissions, and media pickers.

Both devices can play games while they download, have dark mode, and support Wi-Fi password sharing, battery health check, and an extra dim mode. Neither phone offers focus modes or dynamic theming, but both allow offloading apps, customizable notifications, Live Text, full-page screenshots, and split screen. The Moto G86 Power and the F36 also support PiP (Picture-in-Picture) mode, sharing intents, a child lock, widgets, offline voice recognition, and voice commands. Both devices can track the current position of a mobile device and are multi-user systems.

Neither device gets direct OS updates, and both lack a Quick Start feature. Both phones are free and open-source.

The Motorola Moto G86 Power features a larger 6720 mAh battery, while the Samsung Galaxy F36 5G has a smaller 5000 mAh battery. Both devices support fast charging, with the Moto G86 Power offering a slightly faster charging speed of 30W compared to the F36's 25W. Neither device supports wireless charging, and both phones have non-removable, rechargeable batteries. Both also include a battery level indicator to keep track of charge and offer rechargeable batteries.

Overall, the primary difference in battery specifications is the Moto G86 Power's higher battery capacity and faster charging speed.

Both the Motorola Moto G86 Power and the Samsung Galaxy F36 5G lack a 3.5 mm audio jack. However, both phones feature stereo speakers for audio playback. Neither device supports aptX, LDAC, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, or aptX Lossless, indicating no advanced Bluetooth audio codec support for high-quality wireless audio streaming.

Overall, the audio capabilities in both devices are similar, with no significant differences in the features provided.

Both the Motorola Moto G86 Power and the Samsung Galaxy F36 5G offer 5G support and share similar connectivity features, including Wi-Fi versions 4, 5, and 6, Bluetooth 5.3, USB Type-C, and NFC. The Moto G86 Power supports 1 SIM and 1 eSIM, while the F36 supports 2 SIM cards. The download speed for the Moto G86 Power is 3270 MBits/s, while the F36 offers a higher download speed of 3790 MBits/s. However, the upload speed on the Moto G86 Power is significantly higher at 3270 MBits/s compared to the F36’s 1280 MBits/s.

Both devices include a fingerprint scanner, GPS, and compass, along with a gyroscope and accelerometer. Neither phone has emergency SOS via satellite, crash detection, or infrared sensors. They also lack a barometer, HDMI output, 3D facial recognition, an iris scanner, and a built-in projector. Both devices support Galileo, but neither phone offers motion tracking or optical tracking.

The Moto G86 Power supports only 1 SIM and 1 eSIM, while the F36 provides support for 2 SIM cards. The rest of the connectivity and feature sets are closely matched between the two devices.

Both the Motorola Moto G86 Power and the Samsung Galaxy F36 5G come with a video light, but neither device features sapphire glass, a curved display, or an e-paper display. The display specifications are essentially identical between the two devices in terms of these features.

Thus, in this category, both devices are very similar, with no significant differences in terms of the provided features.