Moto G85 vs iQOO Z9s

Comparing the Moto G85 vs iQOO Z9s across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO Z9s runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Moto G85 runs at 2.3 GHz, making iQOO Z9s the better performer.

Display: iQOO Z9s offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Moto G85 offers 6.67 inches, making iQOO Z9s the larger display of the two. iQOO Z9s features a AMOLED display compared to Moto G85's P-OLED, making iQOO Z9s the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Moto G85 and iQOO Z9s feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Moto G85 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO Z9s offers 16 MP, making Moto G85 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z9s delivers longer battery life with 16h 11m, while Moto G85 delivers 11h 33m, making iQOO Z9s the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Moto G85 and iQOO Z9s offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Moto G85 and iQOO Z9s equally at 7.5.

User Rating: iQOO Z9s receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Moto G85 has a rating of 4.2.

Moto G85

₹17,840

@ Amazon

iQOO Z9s

₹18,400

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

16 Jul, 2024

29 Aug, 2024

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7300	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
P-OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5500 mAh	6500 mAh
33W Turbo Power Charging	44W Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

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7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Excellent design
Beautiful curved screen
Capable cameras

Striking design
Good display
Excellent battery life
Respectable performance

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Sub-par IP rating
Performance could have been better

Cameras could have been better
Lots of pre-loaded apps

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.2/5

(342 ratings)

4.4/5

(19,488 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

471,687 AnTuTu Score	702,347 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
11h 33m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 11m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹17,840

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Jul 16, 2024

(Official)

Aug 29, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

3 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Hello UI

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 7300

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

471,687

702,347

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

24.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.9 %

10.2 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

P-OLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

388 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.8 %

90.12 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %

93.13 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

161.91 mm

163.72 mm

150.83 mm

Width

73.06 mm

75 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.59 mm

7.49 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

172 grams

180 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: PMMA Vegan Leather

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

8 MP
f/1.67 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Smart Aura Light

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

5500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 33m

16h 11m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 2m 0s

1h 6m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)