The Moto G85 5G has surfaced on a benchmarking website, implying that the company’s next mid-range G-series smartphone is about to launch. The Lenovo-owned smartphone maker launched the Moto G84 5G in September 2023, and the phone’s successor may feature an improved Snapdragon chip based on Qualcomm’s 4nm technology. According to the list of the upcoming smartphone, the Moto G85 5G will run Android 14 out of the box. It was previously seen on a retail site, giving fans an idea of what to expect in terms of price.
Benchmarking site Geekbench (via MySmartPrice ) recently published a listing for the Moto G85 5G, which will be joined by the Moto G84 5G. The phone is said to be powered by an octa-core processor with two high-performance cores clocked at 2.30GHz and six high-performance cores clocked at 2.02GHz.
The said processor of the Moto G85 is codenamed “Malmo” – this name does not match any of the models of the American chipmaker. The phone is expected to run on a Snapdragon 4 Gen 3 processor, which Qualcomm hasn’t announced yet.
In the Geekbench listing of Moto G85 5G, the phone scored 939 points in the single-core test and 2092 points in the multi-core test. This is slightly higher than the latest specifications of its predecessor equipped with a Snapdragon 4 Gen 3 chip.
According to a listing published on Geekbench, the upcoming Motorola G-series smartphone will run Android 14. It is said to have 8GB of RAM, but according to a recent report, it will be available in another variant with 12GB of internal storage. a European retailer’s website for €300 (roughly Rs. 27,100). Expect to hear more about the Moto G85 5G in the coming weeks (or months — the company has no plans to release a 5G successor to the Moto G84) ahead of its release.
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