The top class of all budget phones, the Moto G10 is the best smartphone around the N85,000 price range in Nigeria. And as expected there’ll be some compromises, I mean it won’t be like getting a N400,000 smartphone, however, for its price range, it offers some of the best options. Read on as we explore the Motorola G10 review and full specification.
This device features a solid design, solid battery life, 4GB of RAM, and a Snapdragon 460 chipset. In this article I’ll give you an in-depth review of the Motorola Moto G10, let’s dive in.
Design and Display
Well designed and good-looking, the Moto G10 is available in two colors, the purple-colored Aurora Grey and the silver-colored Sakura Pearl. The back of the phone has a refined finishing, plastic with a touch of glass, and houses the rear camera, fingerprint sensor, and the Motorola logo.
The Moto G10 measures 6.5 inches, comes in 720 x 1600 resolutions but it lacks HDR support. It is great for video streaming because of its size.
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The display is the same with all standard smartphones, there’s nothing that spectacular. It works smoothly for scrolling through social media feeds, looking at photos, and viewing video clips. The screen has a 60Hz refresh rate, this is the standard for phones within this price range.
Software and Performance
Performance is pretty much average with the Moto G10 however that is to be expected because of its price range. That doesn’t mean that it is terrible in performance, it is quite capable and efficient, just that it can’t be compared to high-end phones.
It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 chipset and 4GB of RAM with storage configuration options of 64GB or 128GB which can be expanded through a microSD card.
The Moto G10 is very efficient in day-to-day use, it maintains stability, and navigating the interface happens smoothly with little to no lags.
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The phone’s speed is pretty average. It can handle some demanding games but nothing heavy and it starts to lag after some time. It handles casual games quite well enough without any issues. The device runs Android 11 and there’s the promise of future Android updates.
Camera
It has a quad-rear camera setup; a 48MP wide main camera, 8MP ultra-wide camera, 2MP macro camera, and 2MP depth camera. There’s also an 8MP selfie camera on the front. The device takes decent shots but may fall short when there’s low lighting or at night.
The main camera also suffers from inaccurate details in pictures. The ultra-wide camera works decently but struggles with noise and blurring.
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The Moto G10 also features a night mode that boosts brightness and detail. It takes reasonably good pictures. Video can be recorded in 1080p at 60 fps to use image stabilization, the limit has to be adjusted to 30 fps.
Battery life
One amazing feature that the Moto G10 pack is the powerful 5,000mAh battery capacity. With this phone, you’ll have to worry about battery power. It lasts up to 2 days with casual use and more than 12 hours with intensive usage. There’s no wireless charging, and the charging speed is limited to 10W which means it’ll a few hours to juice the phone from zero to 100%.
Motorola Moto G10 Full Specifications
| NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2021, February 16 |
| Released | 2021, February 27 |
| BODY | |
| Dimensions | 165.2 x 75.7 x 9.2 mm (6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 in) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Build | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Water-repellent design | |
| DISPLAY | |
| Type | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.5 inches, 102.8 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density) |
| PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 11 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM4250 Snapdragon 460 (11 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×1.8 GHz Kryo 240 & 4×1.6 GHz Kryo 240) |
| GPU | Adreno 610 |
| MEMORY | |
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA | |
| Quad | 48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF |
| 8 MP, f/2.2, 118? (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm | |
| 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) | |
| 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) | |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | [email protected]/60fps |
| SELFIE CAMERA | |
| Single | 8 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm |
| Features | HDR |
| Video | [email protected] |
| SOUND | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| COMMS | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity |
| BATTERY | |
| Type | Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable |
| Charging | Charging 10W |
| OTHERS | |
| Colors | Aurora Grey, Iridescent Pearl |
| Models | XT2127-2 |
| Price | $?169.00 / N70,000 |
wrapping up: There you have it – the Motorola G10 review and full specifications. Do let us know in the comment section below if you would making the G10 your daily driver. we would love to hear from you.