Moto G85 Review: A Well-Blended Mid-Range Smartphone
The Moto G85, a latest mid-range smartphone from the Lenovo-owned technology firm, has been unveiled to rival some of the top affordable smartphones available in the Indian market. With a quad-HD+ AMOLED display, decent performance, and reliable camera system, does it have what it takes to carve out a niche for itself?
Design:
The Moto G85 looks quite sleek and premium in hand, thanks to its curved design, sleek edges, and vegan leather-finish rear panel. I especially like the Olive Green colourway that Moto sent me for review, though the Urban Grey option appears a tad more subdued. The phone also gets a decent weight of 172 grams, making it easy to handle despite being a larger device with 5,000mAh battery.
Curved OLED Display and Audio
The 6.67-inch AMOLED display on the Moto G85 is quite bright, providing clear visuals even in outdoor situations. With a 144Hz refresh rate, scrolling through apps and web pages becomes incredibly smooth. The display panel can be adjusted to different brightness and colour modes, with ‘Natural’ setting being my personal favorite. When it comes to audio, I expected a 3.5mm jack (which is missing), but there are dual speakers that deliver crisp audio despite the absence of a dedicated headset amp.
Performance and Benchmark Test
Moto G85 boasts Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 chip alongside up to 12GB RAM. Performance-wise, this results in a decent experience without issues during day-to-day use – such as browsing, texting, gaming – except for a slight stutter or lag in demanding games, social media, or resource-heavy tasks like 3D gaming and demanding graphics. Benchmark scores have more or less matched this overall assessment, with the Moto G85 ranking below other flagship alternatives.
Camera System – Highlight of the Show
Photography is a key aspect of the smartphone that genuinely impressed me. The triple-rear camera setup, composed of a 50-megapixel main snapper, 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, and a dedicated macro camera, delivers consistently crisp images with good levels of detail, especially in broad daylight. Post-processing is prevalent across both primary and ultra-wide shots, with the latter often featuring somewhat lower contrast and, oddly, less vibrant colours. Night-time modes and portrait shots display nice details, though the latter seems hampered by a slight focusing blunder.
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