Motorola have not too long ago refreshed its Moto G lineup for 2025, with the not too long ago introduced Moto G15, alongside another gadgets by which Motorola need to go from energy to energy, providing a tool for nearly each funds.
So when Motorola introduced the Moto G15, we thought we might give it a check drive and see how the gadget can deal with an Ausdroid evaluation.
So, how did the Moto G15 fare? Let’s take a look lets.
What’s within the Field
Contained in the field you get gadget itself, lengthy facet a gentle plastic PVC telephone cowl which I do imagine all producers ought to provide, a 1 meter USB-C to USB-C cable, sim ejector device and the standard paperwork.
Sadly this time round you don’t get an included wall charger brick which is uncommon for Motorola however given these are relative low-cost to get do you have to want one (suppose Kmart possibly) or have one laying round it does make sense to not embody one to assist scale back each value but in addition packaging and extra.
The Design
The moto G15 affords on its entrance a entrance show of the Moto G15 is a 6.7-inch IPS LCD show (2400 x 1080 @ 391ppi) which is tremendous brilliant and clear as soon as turned on. While brilliant inside, outdoors its one other factor the place even on the very best show settings can wrestle to be seen in very brilliant daylight.
The entrance show additionally holds the 8MP digital camera positioned in a punch gap within the centre center on the high of the show display screen. There are some bezels across the gadget which is just about anticipated on funds gadgets however they’re minimal and actually don’t have an effect on the general person expertise.
The edges of the Moto G15 are made out of a matte wanting plastic with all of the controls positioned on the proper hand facet of the gadget. For instance, the standby mixed fingerprint sensor button, which is barely indented and never protruding like the amount rockers above it, is sort of good however very delicate to the touch.
The left hand facet of the Moto G15 in direction of the underside homes the mixed twin nano sim tray which additionally doubles because the MicroSD card slot. The one factor to notice right here is that the Moto G15 doesn’t help eSIM’s so you have to a bodily nano SIM card to be positioned within the gadget.
The highest facet of the Moto G15 homes the three.5mm audio jack in direction of the left hand facet nook of the gadget and is an efficient inclusion for those who do choose to utilise wired earbuds and headphones.
The underside facet of the Moto G15 has the speaker grills positioned on the proper hand facet while the USB-C charging port is positioned within the center and to the left hand facet is mannequin data.
The rear of the Moto G15 is made out of vegan leather-based and while I’m a fan of it I do know there are some that may not prefer it. Motorola did ship us the dawn orange color, which I have to admit I do like, however I can see over time this positively attracts fairly a little bit of dust simply.
By way of digital camera, the Moto G15 comes with a triple rear digital camera set-up made up of a mixed 50MP digital camera lens and a 5MP ultrawide lens, while subsequent to the digital camera lens is a single LED flashlight.
What’s additional attention-grabbing is that the Moto G15 comes with what Motorola is asking water repellent – as to what that precisely means is a bit mid boggling however one thing that almost all funds telephones both include or a least a low IP water score. As such, the Moto G15 doesn’t actually have an IP water score.
Gentle’s, Digicam, Motion!
The Moto G15 comes with a triple rear digital camera set-up made up of a mixed 50MP digital camera lens and a 5MP ultrawide lens, which on paper looks as if an excellent mixture.
Within the good gentle setting the digital camera does a great job, not one thing that may blow me away however nonetheless its fairly good. Nonetheless in low gentle, issues do get disappointing with element, readability and grainy texture.
I’ll let the images present what I imply:
he selfie digital camera additionally being an 8MP digital camera, which is positioned on the center entrance of the show once more is nice however nothing to sing residence about. It additionally suffers from overexposure in very sunny situations. In low gentle readability and sharpness do endure as nicely.
Software program and Efficiency
The Moto G15 is powered by an Octa-core MediaTek Helio G81 Excessive processor, 4GB RAM which is expandable as much as 12GB with RAM Enhance, 128GB onboard storage which will be expanded to 1TB through MicroSD card.
This mixture sadly did imply that there have been occasions the gadget lagged and had bother going between apps. Granted in case you’re not an influence person like myself then that gained’t be a difficulty however for me I discovered that generally apps would crash or wanted to be reloaded to ensure that them to open and work.
The Moto G15 additionally comes with Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | 2.4GHz & 5GHz | Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC, Bluetooth model 5.4, Fingerprint reader, Face unlock and Twin SIM (2 Nano SIMs + 1 microSD) functionality.
The opposite caveat right here is that the Moto G15 solely helps 4G connectivity, so in case you’re after each 4G and 5G connectivity in a cellular gadget, then you definitely may need to look elsewhere. Granted, 4G remains to be effective. There are occasions I did have points, however that was regarding community points round the place I dwell (close to Marsden Park within the North West of Sydney) because of a mix of things, which relate to the large three having reception and pace points, that are recognized.
The Moto G15 additionally runs the most recent model of Android 15 proper out of the field, nonetheless Motorola have acknowledged that it’ll not obtain any main OS updates however will obtain safety updates till December 2026.
Actually I do really feel this can be a main oversight given we’re beginning to see at the very least for related gadgets 2 to five and even 7 years price of main OS updates and safety updates. Having just below 2 years price of safety updates, it will have been anticipated to at the very least obtain one if not two main OS updates. I’m hoping that Motorola does change this choice however I doubt it is going to occur.
Battery Life
The Moto G15 comes with a 5,200mAh battery, which is for a funds telephone one thing stunned me as usually with funds telephones you do get a smaller battery.
By way of lasting a full day, I discovered that taking the gadget off cost at about 7-7:30 am within the morning and placing it again on cost at about 9 pm nonetheless gave me between 20-40% battery life, relying on how a lot I used the gadget.
With gentle utilization at time I might simply have extra battery life left on the finish of the day at about 50% or extra however with extra utilization sure the battery did drain a bit and there was some warmth in direction of the underside of the gadget when utilizing the gadget fairly a bit.
Motorola appears to now be following different gadget producers in solely supplying a 1 metre USB-C to USB-C cable. Granted, it’s not a difficulty when you have a charger round that can help the required wattage and a web page.
Sure, you possibly can simply and cheaply discover USB-C wall chargers from locations resembling Kmart (which is the place I’ve purchased a couple of from for each myself and household and mates), however I might have appreciated for Motorola to proceed its rebellious streak and embody a wall charging brick. However sadly the occasions they’re a altering.
Must you take into account shopping for one?
Actually, I discovered it arduous to attempt to turn into connected to this gadget. There are some positives on paper relating to the digital camera and battery life, however the points with software program updates and the digital camera in actual life, alongside the dearth of an IP water score (as a substitute, it’s merely water repellent), make it arduous to say sure and exit and purchase one at this time.
For those who’re after a funds telephone for say as a piece gadget or within the want for a twin SIM gadget or in case you’re not an influence customers or in search of your first android gadget, sure I can see this being a possible possibility however actually, I simply don’t see this gadget being extra over time, changing into a paper weight and needing to improve in say 12 months or so.
Sure, funds gadgets are supposed to be simply replaceable, however it will have been good to interrupt this mould, however beggars can’t be choosers.
The Moto G15 is offered to buy from Motorola straight alongside retail companions JB Hello Fi, The Good Guys, Officeworks, Huge W, Harvey Norman, Amazon, MobileCit in both Gravity Gray, Dawn Orange and Iguana Inexperienced colors for $229.
