Motorola Moto G84 5G smartphone review – Bright OLED & lots of storage for under US$350

The phone uses the Samsung Isocell S5KGN9 as a main camera sensor. It features a 50-megapixel resolution, but it mostly takes pictures in 12.5 MP — in doing so, it combines four pixels into one, which results in higher light yield. 

Even so, our test photos appeared a little dark, lacking detail and very grainy. However, in view of the smartphone’s price, the pictures are pretty decent.

Video can be recorded in a maximum of 1080p and at 60 fps. This is a step forward for this price range — usually, you only have access to 30 fps. The autofocus works quite quickly and reliably but sometimes, it makes itself known through a flickering display that can also be seen in the recordings. 

We like that the Moto G84 features an 8-MP wide-angle lens that can also be used as a macro camera. This results in quite a flexible camera system, especially since there is a hybrid zoom between the wide-angle and main camera, but it shows very clearly when the lens is changed. In terms of detail, the pictures from the wide-angle camera are rather mediocre, so you shouldn’t enlarge them too much.

The front-facing camera has a 16-megapixel resolution and takes quite detailed selfies in bright light, however, they could do with having a bit nicer dynamics.