Motorola Moto G22 with a 90 Hz display and 50 MP quad-camera

The Motorola Moto G22 has been officially launched. The inexpensive mid-range smartphone wants to convince customers with a 50 MP quad camera, a 5,000 mAh battery, and a 90 Hz display.

At first glance, the brand new Motorola G22 looks like a fairly inconspicuous mid-range smartphone – the large chin on the front clearly shows that this is a comparatively cheap device. But the equipment is exciting, because Motorola installs a 6.5-inch LCD with a frame rate of 90 Hz, even if the resolution is only 1,600 x 720 pixels.

One of the highlights of the new Moto phone is the quad-camera because Motorola installs a 50 megapixel f/1.8 main camera, an 8 MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera with a picture angle of 118 degrees as well as a 2 MP depth and a 2 MP macro camera. The 8.5 millimeter thin, 185-gram smartphone has a 5,000 mAh battery that can be charged with up to 15 watts via USB-C. A 3.5 mm AUX plug is available for headphones.

Motorola makes compromises with the processor, among other things, because the Moto G22 relies on a MediaTek Helio G37, which offers eight ARM Cortex-A53 cores with clock frequencies of up to 2.3 GHz. There is also 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of flash memory, which can be expanded with a microSD memory card. The fingerprint sensor is on the side of the device, but the 16 MP selfie camera also enables face recognition.

Price and availability

The Motorola G22 is available to pre-order on Amazon.co.uk for a recommended retail price of £139.99.

Motorola Moto G22 specifications

• Display: 6.5-inch Max Vision display, 90Hz refresh rate, 20:9
• Resolution: HD+ (1600×720) | 268 ppi
• Rear camera: 50 MP 1 sensor (ƒ/1.8, 0.64 µm) 4 in 1 with 1.28 µm | PDAF | Quad pixel technology; 8 MP (ƒ/2.2, 1.12 µm) | 118° ultra wide angle; 2 MP (ƒ/2.4, 1.75 µm) | Depth sensor; 2 MP (ƒ/2.4, 1.75 µm) | Macro with LED Flash
• Front camera: 16 MP (ƒ/2.45, 1.0 µm)
• OS: Android 12
• Storage: 64GB integrated, Expandable by up to 1 TB via microSD card
• Sensors: Fingerprint Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Accelerometer, Notification LED, Gyroscope, E-Compass, SAR
• Processor: MediaTek Helio G37 with 4x A53 2.3GHz + 4x A53 1.8GHz octa-core CPU and 680MHz IMG-GE8230 GPU
• Memory: 4GB
• Security: Side fingerprint sensor | Face unlock
• Battery: 5000mAh, 15 W charging, 37.8 hours battery life
• Ports: USB-C connector (USB 2.0), 3.5mm headset jack
• Connectivity: 4G: LTE 1/3/5/7/8/20/38/40/41, 3G: 1/2/5/8, 2G: 2/3/5/8, WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | 2.4GHz and 5GHz | WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, LTEPP, SUPL, GLONASS, Galileo
• SIM card: Dedicated dual SIM slot 8 (2 Nano SIMs + 1 microSD™)
• Dimensions: 163.95 x 74.94 x 8.49mm
• Weight: 185g

Recently, Motorola has unveiled an updated version of the Moto G Stylus smartphone. Compared to its predecessor, the Moto G Stylus 2022 has received an increased screen refresh rate, improved battery life, and a new main camera sensor, and is priced at $299.