The Moto G87 just made its clearest appearance on the internet, thanks to tipster Evan Blass. He has dropped high-quality renders of the upcoming Motorola mid-ranger on X (formerly known as Twitter), giving us our best look at the device ahead of its official launch.
Given the price leaks last week and the renders today, it looks like the Moto G87 is gearing up for an imminent European launch, likely within the next few weeks. For now, the renders showcase the phone in two colors: dark gray or what the company might call Pantone Overture Gray, and a cyan/bright blue colorway called Pantone Blue Atoll.
What do the Moto G87 renders reveal?
As seen in the renders, the smartphone’s design follows the familiar G-series blueprint. On the front, the smartphone seems to have a flat display with a punch-hole cutout. While the edges are slightly round or curved (mostly for a better in-hand grip), there’s a square camera island on the back, which takes up more than half the handset’s width.
Other than the colors mentioned above, the Moto G87 could come in four other colors, including Arctic Seal, Black Olive, Nile, and Shaded Spruce (these might not be official names, though).
While that’s what we know about the looks, the G87 is rumored to arrive with a 200MP primary camera (with OIS), a dramatic jump from the 50MP primary camera on last year’s G86. The second module (visible in the renders) could house an ultrawide camera, while the third could be a depth sensor rather than an actual, usable camera.
Is there a catch worth knowing?
Yes, a real one, no less. While the Moto G86 ran on the Dimensity 7300 chip, a solid mid-ranger processor, the Moto G87 will almost certainly step down to the Dimensity 6000-series, with leaked firmware pointing to the MT6835 platform, which might belong to the Dimensity 6500 chipset.
Whether it’s the Dimensity 6500 chip or any other chip in the series, it will be a noticeable downgrade compared to the Dimensity 7300.
What’s even more interesting is that the phone could cost €40-€50 higher than its predecessor, with a price tag of around €400, and even so, buyers might not get a performance upgrade.
Stephan is the sports journalist for the Maple Grove Report.
