The price of this phone in India starts at Rs 13,999.

As per schedule, Motorola launched a new G-series smartphone last month to enter the premium budget segment. I am talking about the Moto G64 5G, the successor to last year’s Moto G54. The new smartphone is the world’s first smartphone to feature the MediaTek Dimensity 7025 SoC , but the design has barely changed and is only a marginal improvement over its predecessor.

Here are my thoughts on the Moto G64 5G after using the phone thoroughly for about two weeks: If you’re considering this as your next budget phone purchase, make sure you read this review.

Moto G64 5G Price in India

First, a quick word on pricing: The Moto G64 5G is currently available in India for Rs 13,999 for the 8GB + 128GB storage model and Rs 15,999 for the 12GB + 256GB model. Our review unit comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage.

The Moto G64 5G comes in three color options: Ice Lilac, Mint Green, and Pearl Blue. I received the Mint Green model.

The Moto G64 5G also comes with a case.

Motorola continues to be mindful of environmental issues and ships the Moto G64 in a plastic-free box, but inside the box is a plastic/silicone case. Besides the case, the box also contains the usual paperwork, a SIM ejector tool, a USB Type-A to Type-C cable, and a 33W fast charging adapter.

Moto G64 5G Review: Design

As mentioned at the beginning, the new Moto G64 5G doesn’t have any major design changes compared to the Moto G54 5G. The only difference is that this year, the black color option is gone, with Motorola taking a colorful turn. The phone has a plastic frame with the power and volume buttons on the right edge, the SIM tray on the left edge, and a microphone on the top. The bottom frame houses the 3.5mm headphone port, USB Type-C port, second microphone, and speaker.

The plastic back panel has a glossy finish that reveals a pattern when light hits it. The top left corner of the back has the familiar rectangular camera module, which protrudes and causes the phone to wobble when laid flat on its back. The front now has a Gorilla Glass panel to protect the display, but there are still thick bezels all around, especially at the bottom. There’s a hole at the top to house the front camera.

The phone features hybrid dual speakers with Dolby Atmos support.

Overall, the Moto G64 5G feels similar to last year’s phone. It weighs 192g and is 8.9mm thick, roughly the same as the Moto G54. The phone is IP52 rated for dust and water resistance, but we don’t recommend exposing the phone to water or rain.

Moto G64 5G Review: Specs and Software

The Moto G64 5G is equipped with the world’s first MediaTek Dimensity 7025 SoC, a slight improvement over last year’s model. The chipset is paired with an IMG BXM-8-256 GPU, up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and 256GB UFS 2.2 storage that’s expandable via microSD card.

In terms of connectivity, the Moto G64 supports 14 5G bands with three carrier aggregation, dual SIM support with a hybrid SIM tray, Bluetooth 5.3, dual-band Wi-Fi, GPS, A-GPS, LTEPP, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NFC support, a 3.5mm headphone port, FM radio, and a USB Type-C (USB 2.0) port.

The Moto G64 5G comes with some bloatware, but you can uninstall it.

The phone comes with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner housed within the power/wake button, it’s a capacitive sensor and it worked flawlessly during the review period – we found it to be flawless and fast.

Like last year’s Moto G54 5G, the new phone comes with a 6,000mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging.

Talking about the software, the Moto G64 5G comes with Android 14 based My UX. You get the latest software, but Motorola will only provide the Android 15 update on the phone. However, it will provide three years of security updates. In terms of features, the phone comes with Motorola features like Family Space 2.0, Moto Secure, Game Mode, and several Moto apps. You also get a lot of bloatware in the form of pre-installed apps, GamesHub, entertainment, and shopping apps. Luckily, most of the bloatware on the phone can be uninstalled.

Moto G64 5G Review: Performance

The Moto G64 5G is equipped with a slightly better MediaTek Dimensity 7025 SoC compared to its predecessor the Dimensity 7020. Motorola claims the phone has achieved a score of 500k+ on AnTuTu and in my testing it scored 4,94,364 points. On Geekbench, the phone scored 1012 points in the single-core CPU test and 2403 points in the multi-core test. Overall, the phone performed reasonably well in day-to-day usage and I hardly encountered any lag or stuttering while doing app launches, system animations etc. This is also thanks to the screen.

This Phone Supports Widevine L1

Motorola has equipped the G64 with a 6.5-inch IPS LCD display. The panel offers up to 120Hz refresh rate, Full HD+ resolution, 240Hz sampling rate, and HDR10 support. In terms of brightness, the display is rated at 560 nits peak brightness , which isn’t very high. Indoors, the display is bright enough without using maximum brightness, but outdoors it’s hard to read. The display has Natural and Saturated color modes and has good viewing angles, although colors appear washed out at certain angles.

The Moto G64 5G has a hybrid dual-speaker setup, with the earpiece acting as the second speaker. Audio quality is adequate, but it lacks bass and isn’t very loud. Call quality, on the other hand, is excellent. The phone has two microphones.

You can play most games and your phone won’t heat up too much.

Can I play graphic intensive games on the Moto G64 5G? Definitely, but not at full settings. I was able to play Asphalt 9 at very high graphics, but it gave me a warning that this mode is not supported on the phone. Casual games are fine though, I can play BGMI and Call of Duty at medium settings too.

In terms of heat management, Motorola has done a good job: the phone didn’t heat up while gaming, using apps like the camera, or even while charging.

The phone has a large 6,000mAh battery that can easily last for two days with normal usage. In our HD video loop test, the phone delivered about 16 hours of screen-on time. Even with heavy usage, the Moto G64 5G can last for about a day and a half. Despite supporting 33W fast charging, charging is slow. It took about an hour and 50 minutes to fully charge the battery from 0%.

Moto G64 5G Review: Camera

Now, let’s talk about the camera. The Moto G64 5G has a dual rear camera with a 50-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture, quad pixel binning, and optical image stabilization. It also has an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera with autofocus, macro mode, and a 118-degree field of view. For selfies, it has a 16-megapixel sensor with f/2.4 aperture. The phone has an easy-to-use camera app with several modes, including Pro and Night modes.

The 50MP main rear camera takes good photos even in daylight.

The main rear camera’s image quality is good in daylight. The colors are a bit oversaturated and you lose detail when you zoom in. The ultra-wide camera also takes good photos in good light, but there is inconsistency in the colors between the main and ultra-wide cameras. You’ll also notice less detail in the photos. The phone offers 2x digital zoom, which is basically a crop of the main sensor, and produces good images when the sun is out. The selfie camera also takes good images in daylight, but it’s not the sharpest and can be blurry at times.

In low light, enabling Night Mode on the main camera takes decent photos. Without Night Mode, photos are washed out with lots of noise and artifacts. The same goes for the ultra-wide camera, where even photos taken in Night Mode aren’t that great. Check out the samples below.

Video performance in sunlight is not bad, but not great either. Colors look oversaturated, panning is not smooth, and stabilization is also so-so. The phone can only shoot in 1080p resolution with a maximum frame rate of 60fps. Videos in low light lack detail and are noisy.

Moto G64 5G Review: Verdict

The Moto G64 5G has a lot of competition in this segment. The recently launched Realme P1 (Review) has a more powerful processor but only 8GB of RAM, no ultra-wide camera and a tiny 5,000mAh battery. There’s also the Redmi Note 13, Vivo T3x and Samsung Galaxy A15, all of which are around the same price but inferior in most ways to the Moto G64 5G. The Vivo T3x has a better processor and the same size battery, but falls behind in other key areas like camera and RAM.

If you’re looking for a budget phone with great battery life, a great display, and a decent camera, the Moto G64 5G is a great choice. You might not get the best gaming performance on this phone, but you can still play all your favorite games with lower graphics settings. Motorola has only slightly improved the specs on the Moto G64 5G, but it’s still an easy phone to recommend.

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