Head to head
Motorolamoto g87vsAppleiPhone 17
- Released
- 2026-05-15GSMArena — Motorola Moto G87 specifications, retrieved 2026-08-21
- Released
- 2025-09-19endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-20
1 win for moto g871 win for iPhone 172 differences you won’t notice
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Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Motorola moto g87Apple iPhone 17
Dimensions
164.58 x 77.37 x 7.38 mmOfficial
149.6 x 71.5 x 7.95 mmOfficial
Weight
183gOfficial
177gOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Build
Front: Corning Gorilla Glass 7i; leather-inspired rearOfficial
Aluminium design, Ceramic Shield 2 front, Colour-infused glass back (Black, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender)Official
SIM
Dual SIM (1 physical Nano SIM + eSIM + 1 microSD)Official
Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM); Dual eSIM supportOfficial
Water/dust rating
IP66/IP68/IP69Official
IP68Official
Display
Motorola moto g87Apple iPhone 17
Display type
Extreme AMOLED, 10-bit, 120Hz, 100% DCI-P3Official
Super Retina XDR OLED, Always-On, HDR, True Tone, Wide colour (P3)Official
Display size
6.78inOfficial
6.3inOfficial
Resolution
1272 x 2772Official
2622 x 1206Official
Pixel density
450ppiOfficial
460ppiOfficial
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
120HzOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Peak brightness
5000nitsOfficial
3000nitsOfficial
Typical brightness
No verified data
1000nitsOfficial
Screen protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7iOfficial
Ceramic Shield 2 frontOfficial
Platform
Motorola moto g87Apple iPhone 17
Operating system
Android 16Official
iOS 263rd party
Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 6400 (6nm)Official
A19 chipOfficial
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)3rd party
GSMArena — Motorola Moto G87 specifications reports Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) · Motorola Support UK — moto g87 specifications claims 2.5GHz octa-core
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency coresOfficial
GPU
Arm Mali-G57 MC2Official
5-core GPU with Neural AcceleratorsOfficial
Memory
Motorola moto g87Apple iPhone 17
Storage (base)
256GBOfficial
256GBOfficial
Storage options
256GB/512GB3rd party
256GB/512GBOfficial
RAM
8GBOfficial
8GB3rd party
Card slot
YesOfficial
No3rd party
Camera
Motorola moto g87Apple iPhone 17
Main camera
200 MP (f/1.8, OIS, 2x lossless zoom) + 8 MP ultrawide (f/2.2)Official
48MP Dual Fusion camera system: 48MP Fusion Main 26mm f/1.6 with sensor-shift OIS; 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide 13mm f/2.2 120°; Fusion Main also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto 52mm f/1.6Official
Main sensor resolution
200MPOfficial
48MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.8Official
f/1.6Official
Main sensor size
No verified data
1/1.56"3rd party
Telephoto
No verified data
12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto, 52mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS (enabled by 48MP Fusion Main)Official
Ultrawide
8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12μmOfficial
48MP Fusion Ultra Wide, 13mm, f/2.2, 120° field of viewOfficial
Front camera
32 MPOfficial
18MP Center Stage, f/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus PixelsOfficial
Video capture
Rear main: 2K@30fps, FHD@60/30fps; ultrawide: 2K/FHD@30fps; front: 2K/FHD@30fpsOfficial
4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fpsOfficial
Battery
Motorola moto g87Apple iPhone 17
Battery capacity
5200mAhOfficial
3692mAh3rd party
Battery per charge
No verified data
41hOfficial
Battery lifespan
No verified data
1000cyclesOfficial
Fast charging
30WOfficial
40WOfficial
Marginal — most people won’t notice.
Wireless charging
No verified data
25WOfficial
Connectivity
Motorola moto g87Apple iPhone 17
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/acOfficial
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMOOfficial
Bluetooth
5.43rd party
6Official
USB
USB Type-C 2.0Official
USB-C, USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s), DisplayPortOfficial
NFC
YesOfficial
YesOfficial
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeidouOfficial
Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC)Official
Misc
Motorola moto g87Apple iPhone 17
Colours
PANTONE Blue Atoll, PANTONE OvertureOfficial
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, LavenderOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
No verified data
1.49W/kg3rd party
Repairability (EU class)
No verified data
COfficial
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.