Motorola Moto G72 review

introduction

“For a smartphone with a high-resolution display and the best audio quality, go for the Moto G72,” reads Motorola’s European landing page, while in India you’d get one “for all the colors in your life.”

In fact, the Moto G72’s display is one of its main selling points: a 6.6″ 120Hz OLED with support for a billion colors, and it’s 1080p, hence the “high resolution.” as far as sound is concerned, you get stereo speakers, a headphone jack and an FM radio, so there’s potential on that front as well.

There’s an extraordinary number in the spec sheet, and it’s in the weight field: at just 166g, the Moto G72 is impressively light, and this despite still having a 5,000mAh battery. Motorola promises over 2 days of battery life (according to their lab tests), and we can see that’s true, particularly with the relatively modest Mediatek Helio G99 chipset, which lacks 5G capability.

Camera-wise, we’re looking at a 2+1 rear setup with a 108MP headlining, 8MP ultrawide and 2MP macro, while selfies are taken care of by a 16MP punch hole unit – a solid top-end setup. average apparently. . What you’ll miss is 4K video recording, but that’s been the new normal lately in these budget-conscious devices.

The specifications of the Motorola Moto G72 at a glance:

• Body: 160.5×74.4×7.9mm, 166g; water repellent design.
• Screen: 6.6″ P-OLED, 1B color, 120Hz, 1080x2400px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 410ppi.
• chipsets: MediaTek MT8781 Helio G99 (6nm): Octa-core (2×2.2GHz Cortex-A76 and 6×2.0GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G57 MC2.
• Memory: 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM; microSDXC (uses a shared SIM slot).
• Operating system/software: Android 12, planned update to Android 13.
• Rear camera: Broad (main): 108MP, f/1.7, 0.64µm, PDAF; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚, 1.12µm; Macros: 2MP, f/2.4.
• Front camera: 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1.0µm.
• Video capture: Rear camera: 1080p@30/60fps; Front camera: 1080p@30fps.
• Battery: 5000mAh; 33W wired.
• Various: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); NFC; FM Radio; 3.5mm jack; stereo speakers.

Motorola Moto G72 unboxing

The Moto G72 ships in the same blue box as all recent G-series Motos—the recycled brown boxes are reserved for the Edge series. The contents are more or less standard.

The phone comes already in a transparent soft silicone case – not very elegant, but still functional. Below that, you’ll find the 33W TurboPower adapter and a USB-AC cable for charging and data transfer.