Introduction
Motorola Moto G60 is the latest addition to the affordable smartphones series by Motorola. It is a mid-ranger priced at Rs.17,999/- and packs in some of the best specs including a 120Hz display, 108MP camera, a beefy 6000mAh battery, and a Snapdragon 732G SoC. Now all that is fine but how does the phone perform with such an assortment of specs?
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Well, if you are looking for an answer, you just stumbled upon the right page. Here’s an in-depth hands-on review on Moto G60 curated after more than a week of using the device as a daily driver.
Prices in India, Variants, Availability
Talking about the pricing part, Motorola Moto G60 arrives with 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage and you can either choose Dynamic Gray or Frosted Champagne colour variant and the price tag is Rs.17,999/-. You can club it with many other offers such as Rs 1,500/- discount on ICICI Bank CC and DC (EMI) or the 10 per cent discount on BoB Mastercard DC. You can avail up to Rs 15,150/- off on exchange on Flipkart India on eligible models.
Box Contents
Motorola Moto G60 comes packed in old school packaging which Motorola has been following for years now. Inside the box you get:
- Moto G60 device with a screen protector installed
- 20W fast charging adapter
- USB Type C cable
- Transparent Protective Cover
Specs at a glance
Before we talk in detail about the Motorola Moto G60 let’s see what the on-paper specs look like?
- Display: 17.22 cm (6.78 inch) Full HD+ Max Vision Display, 120Hz screen refresh rate
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
- Storage: 6GB/128GB
- Software: Stock Android 11 Experience
- Rear cameras: 108MP + 8MP + 2MP
- Battery: 6000 mAh
- Weight: 225g
- Dimensions: 169.60 x 75.90 x 9.80
Design and Build - More Like A Phablet
Motorola Moto G60 has some of the largest dimensions and can easily be called a phablet if not a tablet. It weighs 225 grams thanks to the massive battery while the thickness is 9.89mm and the sheer form factor of the phone makes it a task to use it single-handedly. You can still use it but forget about reaching to the top of the screen without doing some acrobatics on your phone palms.
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The phone has a plastic frame and a plastic back panel. But have a look at the phone and I doubt you won’t believe the back isn’t glass unless you hold it. The back panel has a glossy finish to it or matte depending upon which of the two colour variants you go for. The matte one is always better because it doesn’t become a den of smudges and fingerprints every time you hold the phone without a phone case.
The rear has a triple camera setup with a vertical stack and an adjoining LED flash all in a rectangular camera bump with curved edges. A Motorola batwing logo on the back doubles as a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner to unlock the phone. This is something almost all of its competitors have gotten rid of for a side-mounted fingerprint scanner or an in-display solution.
Moving on, the front has a giant display with neatly packed bezels around the edges. The chin is still significantly high but that’s something you get on a sub-20K smartphone. Moving on, there’s a power button, a volume rocker, and a dedicated Google Assistant button on the right while the left side has a dual SIM card slot. There’s a single loudspeaker, a primary mic, and a USB-C port at the bottom and finally, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a secondary mic take their place on the top side and that’s it.
Still No Signs of AMOLED Display
Talking about the display specifications, Moto G60 comes with a 6.78-inch IPS LCD panel with a 1080×2400 pixels resolution. It comes with a 120Hz refresh rate and has HDR10 (in a limited capacity) and lights up at 450 nits of peak brightness. Now that’s what Motorola has mentioned it on-paper but how does the phone actually fare when tested on real use cases and scenarios. Here’s more about it.
The display is huge and there’s no doubt about it. It is also one of the grandest displays on smartphones and Moto has done a lot to put the bezels to the minimum. There are still bezels on the side though and the forehead and chin are significant as well. You get a protective glass on top that Motorola has mentioned is between Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and 5.
The display can HDR content, however, it works on YouTube only. Even with a Widevine L1 certification, I found out that I cannot play the HDR content on Amazon Prime Video. Perhaps, this could be a glitch or something that Motorola can come up with in future updates.
Motorola Moto G60 is using an IPS LCD panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and I must say, it looks and feels so good. It is smooth as it refreshes the screen 120 times a second instead of the usual 60 times a second but you can go for 60Hz as well in the settings. Of course, you will still end up using some of the apps in 60Hz which applies to all the devices. The display overall looks and feels good and although it isn’t as bright or vibrant as AMOLED, it is among the best in the LCD panel sphere. Plus, the stock UI adds a lot of weight to its usability and viewing experience.
As always, you get both pros and cons after the end of a review. Motorola Moto G60 has made significant improvements over Moto One Fusion and it can also leave the Moto G 5G behind in some cases. The giant battery, large display, stock Android 11 UI are some of the highlights. However, the camera setup is a mess and could have been better. It isn’t just about the camera hardware but the software needs a lot of tweaking too.
The phone uses an LCD panel instead of an AMOLED one which is something AMOLED fans would not like but hey, at least you get a 120Hz refresh rate for it. There’s nothing wrong with Moto G60, to be honest, and it gets almost everything right as per its price tag, however, some of the rivals have already charted some improvements at the same price segment that makes it look a bit of a letdown. Overall, Moto G60 is a good buy if you want to stay hydrated under stock Android OS and can make little compromises here and there, G60 is for you.
