SpecEagle review · Motorola

Moto G85 5G review: SD6s Gen 3 mid-ranger with OLED and near-stock Android.

Item: Moto G85 5G
Rating: 70
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2024·$299

Overall

70/100

Class rank

#35 of 66

Tier

Mid

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

A clean-Android pOLED value mid-ranger.

Moto G85 5G brings a 120 Hz pOLED, OIS and near-stock Android to $299 in a light 171 g vegan-leather body with Dolby Atmos stereo. Entry-grade 5G chip is the only real limit.

01Display

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.

TypepOLED, 120 Hz

Size6.67 inches

Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

Peak brightness1,600 nits

02Camera

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.79, OIS

Ultrawide8 MP (+ macro)

Selfie32 MP

03Performance

64/100

64/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for mid phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6 nm)

RAM8 / 12 GB

Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh

Wired33 W TurboPower

05Build

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.

06Value

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 75-point average for mid phones of 2024.

What works

pOLED 120 Hz at $299.
Near-stock Android + OIS.
Light 171 g + vegan leather.
Stereo Dolby Atmos.

What doesn't

SD6s Gen 3 is entry-5G.
33 W modest.
No IP rating.
No telephoto.

Cross-shop it against

POCO F6

$399 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 66-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .