Shortly after announcing the Motorola Razr 50 series, the company silently listed the Moto G85 globally. The same handset debuted in China as the Moto S50 Neo, although the company hasn’t confirmed it officially. The phone arrives as a successor to the Moto G84 and has a similar design. The Moto G85 ships with a Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 SoC, which is similar to the Snapdragon 695 chipset. Check out the complete specifications and price details.
Moto G85/S50 Neo price, sale
The Moto G85 is priced at £299.99 (around Rs 31,800) in the UK and can be purchased via the Motorola website. The company is also offering a free 68W TurboPower charger.
On the other hand, the Moto S50 Neo is priced at RMB 1,399 (around Rs 16,100) for the 8GB/256GB model, RMB 1599 (approx Rs 18,400) for the 12GB/256GB variant and RMB 1899 (approx Rs 21,900) for the 12GB/512GB variant. The handset will be on sale in China from June 28th.
Like the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra, we speculate the Moto S50 Neo/Moto G85 to debut in India in July.
Moto G85/S50 Neo specifications, features
The Moto G85 aka Moto S50 Neo sport a 6.67-inch FHD+ pOLED display with 2400×1080 pixels resolution, a 10-bit panel, a 120Hz refresh rate, and up to 1600 nits brightness. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 SoC with Adreno 619 GPU for graphics. The chipset is paired with up to 12GB/512GB storage further expandable via microSD card.
Running the show is Android 14-based My UX custom skin out of the box. Moving to optics, the Moto G85 features a 50MP primary camera with OIS and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens with macro and depth camera. We get a 32MP snapper on the front for selfies and video chats.
The Moto G85 aka Moto S50 Neo features an in-display fingerprint sensor, stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, and an IP54 rating. Connectivity 5G, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, a USB Type-C port, and NFC. There is a 5000mAh battery with 30W turbocharging.
What’s new on Moto G85?
Firstly, the Moto G85 gets a slightly larger 6.67-inch display compared to a 6.55-inch panel on the Moto G84. Although the resolution and screen panel are the same, the increase in size means more screen real estate for content. The Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 replaces the Snapdragon 695 on the predecessor but they are reportedly similar so no major performance gains are expected.
The Moto G85 has a similar 50MP + 13MP dual-camera setup but the sensor used is slightly different. The front camera sensor is bumped to 32MP from 16MP that should result in better and crisp selfies. Lastly, the battery and charging details are the same.
