The Moto G62 remains true to the company’s design philosophy. It also draws many parallels with its predecessor the Moto G52 ( Review). The device boasts a matte finish on top of a polycarbonate back. This gives it a premium feel in the hand. Motorola's branding is also visible in the middle of the device, just like the G-series devices. The triple-camera arrangement is placed vertically within an elliptical module on the G62.Moving on, the phone weighs just 184g but is relatively thick at 8.6mm as well. The power button and the volume rocker are present on the right side and I did find the toggles a tad hard to reach with my thumb. Towards the bottom, the device ships with a standard ordinance of a USB Type-C port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a speaker grille.In terms of the display, the G62 packs in an FHD+, LCD panel that refreshes at 120Hz. The same can be construed as a minor downgrade over the G52’s pOLED screen which, by the way, refreshed at 90Hz. Be that as it may, the G62 offers a decent media consumption experience and the panel boasts acceptable viewing angles and exhibits reasonably accurate colours. Brightness levels are capped at 600nits which should suffice for outdoor usage as well.
That’s not all, as the device comes with WideVine L1 certification for HD streaming from OTT services like Prime Video and Netflix. Much to my dismay, the handset’s punch hole appears a tad bigger and the cutout has a noticeable backlight bleed as well. Further, the device cannot relay HDR media from Netflix either. Rest assured, while the G62 ships with a serviceable panel, the handset’s LCD screen feels a bit out of place amidst competing devices that feature an AMOLED display.Camera-wise, the Moto G62 relies on a 50MP quad-pixel primary sensor which works alongside a standard 8MP ultra-wide sensor and a 2MP macro shooter. As far as the daylight HDR shots are concerned, the images captured by the set are replete with good dynamic range, balanced exposure levels and ample detailing. The colours in the frame were a bit on the saturated side, although the sensor’s focusing and shutter speeds felt snappy enough for my usage.The smartphone’s ultra-wide sensor keeps the fish eye effect to a minimum as well and even outputs photos with minimal colour temperature disparity when compared to the primary sensor. The macro shots from the phone will leave you wanting for more though, and the colours in the frame appear a bit washed out. Furthermore, it’s quite challenging to get the camera to focus on the subject whilst clicking closeups as well.In low-light situations, the primary sensor could click even better. The images look sloppy and the sensor is unable to see the details around the edges of the composition. The focus can be a bit too soft, and exposure levels may go wayward at any moment. The smartphone's Night mode feature does not address the above issues. I suspect that future software updates will address some of these issues, but for now night shots on G62 don't meet the standards. The 16MP selfie camera on the G62 takes satisfactory photos, displaying correct skin tones and detailed facial features.
The Moto G62's Snapdragon 695 SoC is what really matters. With Antutu 9 and Geekbench 5, the phone produces respectable benchmark results, with 408,340 and 1,907 respectively. The device is able to comfortably handle a few apps, including resource-hungry utilities such as Chrome and other social media services.The CPU Throttle test also shows that the phone maintained 86 percent peak performance when under sustained load. BGMI runs at 45 FPS when gaming heavy-duty. The graphics are set to the Balanced preset. The handset is also very cool even after a 30 minute gaming session. You can get up to 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB uMCP storage and the option to expand the storage by adding a microSD card.Moving on, I quite like the stereo speaker setup on offer here and the G62 relayed crisp audio with great clarity and minimal distortion, even at high volume levels. I should also add that the device comes with Dolby Atmos support and even features a 3.5mm headphone jack for a wired interface, which is great.Motorola has also made a big deal of supporting 12 5G bands on the device. India’s current 5G infrastructure is non-existent but there are hopes for full functionality in the coming months. For software needs, the MyUX skin, which is Moto’s amalgamation of stock Android, is still one of the cleanest interfaces you will find on an Android phone. The company is offering up to three years of software upgrades and two years of Android upgrades on the Moto G62.As far as the battery backup goes, the Moto G62 is backed by a 5,000mAh cell which lasts a full day and then some, off a single charge. Unfortunately, the device can only be charged at 20W and as such, the phone takes over two hours to juice up completely. In India, the Moto G62 is priced at Rs 16,999. This seems reasonable considering its specs. The Moto G62 is priced at Rs 16,999 in India, which seems reasonable considering the specs. The handset's low-light photography skills are in desperate need of improvement. review. The Moto G62 is a great choice for affordable segments due to its excellent software and decent battery backup.
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