Motorola Moto G22 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Motorola Moto G22 - practically the right smartphone

Motorola is becoming more and more popular in the Chinese market, but it is trying not to forget about the countries of Europe and the CIS. Thus, the manufacturer continues to expand its G-line of inexpensive phones, striving to achieve an excellent balance between functionality, quality and price tag. The hero of today's review could well claim the title of bestseller, but the pursuit of a balance of technical characteristics and reduced cost still led to some problems.

The designers of the corporation tried to bring the features of their flagships to the novelty. This applies to the colors of phablets, the design of the main cameras and the location of the 16-megapixel selfie module in the screen itself. Of course, aspects of a budget Android smartphone are also visible. The material of the edging and the back panel is quite delicate plastic, which is why the collection of scratches will not take long, the display frames are not the narrowest around the entire perimeter. Directly 6.5-inch IPS-screen came out unusual. It combines both obvious advantages, such as a refresh rate of 90Hz and not the most modest margin of brightness, and disadvantages, the main of which is a resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels. Small objects and fonts are blurred, which somewhat spoils the emotions from the reproduced image.

But it is precisely this act of the firm that provides the best performance of the energy-efficient PowerVR GE8320 video adapter, working with 4GB / 6GB of RAM and a Mediatek Helio G37 CPU. Needless to say, we are far from a gaming solution, the power of which is far enough for the Android 12 interface. Sometimes even messengers and browsers experience noticeable jamming. The advantage of the applied chipset will be low power consumption. A standalone Android phone, thanks to a 5000mAh battery, will only ask for recharging after 10-12 hours of active screen time. The affordable device is endowed with a 64/128GB ROM , as well as a hybrid slot for MicroSD cards.

The photographic capabilities of the gadget are better than those of many opponents, but you should not hope for successful evening shots with 50-, 8- and 2-megapixel photosensors. The onset of night nullifies the chances of getting pictures without noise, blur and other unpleasant artifacts. Photo sessions in daylight are successful for cameras, detail and color reproduction are preserved in almost 100% of cases. NFC contactless payments also benefit the device, but the overall impression of it is still greatly spoiled due to a mediocre processor.