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Introduction
The Motorola One Macro is the company's latest mid-range smartphone. The main attraction of this device is the dedicated 2MP macro lens at the back that lets you take pictures up to 5x closer to your subject than the main lens.
Apart from that, it's a fairly run of the mill mid-range smartphone, with a 6.2-inch 720p display, MediaTek P70 chipset with 4GB of memory and 64GB storage, 13MP main camera and a 4000mAh battery.
Motorola One Macro specs
- Body: Plastic polycarbonate, glass front, IPX2 rated
- Display: 6.2-inch, 1520x720 resolution IPS LCD, 270PPI
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio P70, 2.0GHz 4x Cortex-A53 + 4x Cortex-A73, Mali-G72 MP3
- Memory: 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, microSD support
- Rear cameras: 13MP f2.0 primary, 2MP f2.2 macro, 2MP f2.2 depth sensor
- Front cameras: 8MP f2.2
- Connectivity: Hybrid dual SIM, 4G LTE, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/GLONASS/Galileo, USB-C 2.0, 3.5mm audio
- OS: Android 9 Pie
- Battery: 4000mAh, 10W charging
- Colors: Space Blue
- Misc: Fingerprint sensor, FM radio
Those who are fans of stock Android will like the fact that like the company's other phones, the One Macro also ships with stock Android out of the box. That is not to say the One Macro is an Android One device, but the software on this phone is reminiscent of older Motorola devices; stock Android but with a hint of custom software. If you liked those devices, then you are going to like the One Macro as well.
Apart from that, there's not a lot going on here. We are curious to see how that macro lens performs and if it deserves to be part of the name. But let's also find out how the rest of the phone performs.
Design
The Motorola One Macro is a pretty simple-looking phone with a now fairly standard notch-style design. The only interesting things are on the back, with a glossy gradient paint finish and a whole array of little circles within the camera module.
The front of the phone has fairly thick bezels surrounding the 6.2-inch LCD. The notch on the top itself isn't large but larger than average bezel above it makes it look more prominent. There's also a sizable chin at the bottom. The design doesn't look particularly premium from the front but it's not bad, either.
Along the sides, there are the volume and power buttons on the right. These are placed a bit too high for comfort, especially the volume buttons that require shuffling the device around a bit in your hand to reach. The power button has a nice knurled finish but is also a tad too high.
Right • Left • Top • Bottom
On top of the phone is a standard headphone jack, which is nice to see. On the left is a hybrid SIM tray that can hold two SIM cards or one SIM and one memory card. On the bottom is a standard USB-C port with a single loudspeaker.
The back of the phone is where all the interesting bits are. The aforementioned paint finish looks nice, as it gradually turns a deep shade of blue towards the bottom. The Motorola logo in the middle is also a fingerprint sensor, which is a nice design touch.
Lastly, there is a cluster of camera lenses. There are actually only three cameras here, of which only two are really usable. One of them is the primary 13MP f2.0 camera and the other is the 2MP f2.2 macro lens. The third camera is a 2MP f2.2 depth sensor. The remaining two circles house the laser autofocus and the single LED flash.
The phone is reasonably well-built overall and feels sturdy in hand despite the plastic construction. The phone is IPX2 rated and has a water-repellent design so it should be relatively safe to use out in the rain but you shouldn't dip it in water.
The plastic back cover attracts a lot of fingerprints and doesn't clean easily but it didn't attract scratches as quickly as we thought it would. It's also relatively even and doesn't look warped when light hits it, as is the case with most plastic phones with glossy back. No one will confuse this phone for a more premium one but it's perfectly fine for its class.
Display
The Motorola One Macro has a 6.2-inch, 1520x720 resolution IPS LCD with a pixel density of 270PPI and a notch at the top.
The display on the One Macro is mediocre. The biggest issue is the pixel density, which is definitely on the lower size due to the combination of large size and low resolution. You can get by most of the time with the low resolution but it's very noticeable while watching videos or looking at photos.
Display settings
The image quality itself isn't too bad. The colors are mostly accurate, save for the slightly cool blue tint. However, the contrast is a bit low and the display doesn't get very bright outdoors under the sun.
Battery and charging
The Motorola One Macro has a 4000mAh battery. We didn't have time to do our usual full battery life test but after a day of use the phone had only used about 40% battery, which is very impressive and should let you use the phone for about two days on a single charge.
Unfortunately, there's no fast charging on this phone and the best it can do is 10W with the supplied charger.
Software
The Motorola One Macro comes with Android 9 out of the box. Our review unit was running the September 2019 security patch. However, at this point we really expect new phones to ship with Android 10 out of the box, especially if they are running stock Android, and this phone was a disappointment on that front.
The software itself should be very familiar to anyone who has used a stock Android phone before. Motorola's customizations are largely limited to gestures, of which this phone has a lot. This includes classics such as twist to start the camera or two karate chop motions to turn on the flashlight. These might sound silly but they are extremely useful and intuitive gestures and somehow Motorola is still the only company who uses them.
Stock Android launcher and settings
Other gestures include flipping the phone to enable DND, picking it up to silence the ringing, lifting the phone to unlock, pressing and holding the volume buttons while the phone is locked to switch tracks, and more.
Moto Actions and Moto Display
Motorola also has its own gesture-based navigation system, which is a bit different from most other Android phones. The bar at the bottom has to be tapped to go back home, although you can swipe up and hold on it to open the app switcher. To go back, you just slide the entire bar left or right to go back to the previous app. It's not very convenient as sliding the bar left to go back feels a bit awkward, but your mileage may vary and a lot of people prefer Motorola's solution.
Apart from the gestures, the One Macro also comes with the Moto Display, which is sort of like an always-on display screen but it's not always on. Instead, it will light up even if it detects the slightest of movements to the device. Moreover, you can press and hold on the notification icons to see additional information without unlocking or even waking up the phone.
Apart from that, the rest of the UI is pretty much stock Android. Depending upon your preferences, that could be a good thing or a bad thing. It certainly doesn't have as many built-in features as MIUI or One UI. But it's also very clean and easy to use and for a lot of people, that may just be what they're looking for, especially if the device is intended for less technically inclined person.
Performance
The Motorola One Macro runs on a MediaTek P70 chipset with 4GB of memory and 64GB of expandable storage.
The overall performance of the phone is quite decent for its class. The P70 is one of the faster chipsets around in the budget category so the device never really feels sluggish. Gaming performance was good too; the 720p resolution of the display actually helps out a lot and the phone was able to run PUBG even at high settings at a near constant 30fps.
The multimedia performance is a bit underwhelming, mostly thanks to the low-resolution display. While it's not an issue in games, videos do look quite soft. Thankfully, the phone does have a standard headphone jack, so it's perfectly fine as a music player (there's even an FM radio on board). Also, the loudspeaker actually sounds pretty decent, despite there only being one of them on the bottom.
GeekBench 4.1 (multi-core)
Higher is better
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro
6620 - Realme XT
6102 - Vivo Z1 Pro
6001 - Motorola One Macro
5763 - Realme 5
5707 - Xiaomi Mi A3
5686 - Xiaomi Redmi Y3
4292 - LG W30
3534
GeekBench 4.1 (single-core)
Higher is better
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro
2404 - Vivo Z1 Pro
1917 - Realme XT
1899 - Realme 5
1537 - Xiaomi Mi A3
1531
1393
1242
688
AnTuTu 7
Higher is better
- Realme XT
185193 - Vivo Z1 Pro
184517 - Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro
180754 - Xiaomi Mi A3
140633 - Motorola One Macro
139869 - Realme 5
139516 - Nokia 5.1 Plus
119428 - Xiaomi Redmi Y3
103259 - LG W30
76697
GFX 3.1 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
- Realme XT
26 - Vivo Z1 Pro
26 - Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro
17 - Motorola One Macro
14 - Xiaomi Mi A3
13 - Realme 5
13 - Nokia 5.1 Plus
9.6 - Xiaomi Redmi Y3
6.9 - LG W30
6.2
GFX 3.1 Manhattan (onscreen)
Higher is better
- Motorola One Macro
29 - Xiaomi Mi A3
27 - Realme 5
26 - Vivo Z1 Pro
24 - Realme XT
23 - Nokia 5.1 Plus
20 - Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro
15 - Xiaomi Redmi Y3
14 - LG W30
11
3DMark SSE 3.1 Unlimited
Higher is better
- Realme XT
2284 - Vivo Z1 Pro
2245 - Motorola One Macro
1257 - Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro
1220 - Realme 5
1136 - Xiaomi Mi A3
1131 - Xiaomi Redmi Y3
565 - LG W30
514
Camera
The Motorola One Macro has a triple camera system on the back, consisting of a 13MP main camera, 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor for portrait mode. The camera can also record 1080p video.
The camera application is simple but also quite functional. At the bottom of the viewfinder is an option to switch between photo and video mode. You can also find a button here to view all of your modes, which include many more options including eponymous macro mode, portrait mode, and panorama. There are also a few additional creative modes, like spot color, which lets you pick one color in the frame and every other color gets removed, and cutout, which makes a cutout of a portrait and making the background black.
Camera app and settings
Above the viewfinder are toggles for HDR, flash, timer, and manual modes. There's also the active photo mode, which captures a small video clip before a shot is taken. The manual mode gives control over focus, white balance, ISO, and exposure. The countdown timer is also only found in manual mode and not in auto. There's no option to save images in raw format.
The image quality from the main 13MP camera is decent but not great. The colors look natural and the white balance is quite accurate. The level of detail in the images is also quite decent. However, there is a fair bit of noise in the images, especially in the shadows and the dynamic range by default isn't great. Fortunately, the HDR mode makes up for that and should really be left permanently on.
Camera samples
In low light, the image quality isn't good. Images are soft, lack detail and noisy. The focusing also suffers in the dark and we missed focus on several of the shots we took. The phone also lacks a night mode of any sort.
Now coming to the main feature of the phone, the macro lens. Right off the bat you can see the resolution is going to be a problem. At 2MP, you aren't capturing a lot of detail and while being close to the subject helps, you're not really seeing a ton more detail than cropping the 13MP image.
Macro samples
The problem with the macro lens is that the images are also not great quality. The images are quite noisy and the lack of any kind of stabilization means they often come out blurry. This is usually the result of getting the phone that close to the subject to take the picture, which often blocks out a lot of light from hitting the subject. Professional macro lenses often have a light attached to them for this reason. You could turn on the flash but it's to the right side of the macro lens while shooting and at that distance the light isn't enough to cover the entire frame, leaving you with just brightly lit right side of the frame and dark left side.
Finally, the phone can also capture 1080p video, which is of reasonably good quality. Only issues with the video are the focusing, which tends to pulse constantly, and the crop when the digital stabilization is enabled, which is quite severe.
Conclusion
The Motorola One Macro is a decent budget Android smartphone. It comes with a big screen, good performance and great battery life.
However, the cameras are average at best, particularly the macro lens, which just seems like a novelty item and we would have rather liked to see an ultra-wide-angle lens here. The display resolution is also quite low for a phone releasing in 2019.
Overall, the One Macro is a decent option for anyone considering a stock Android phone with a large screen and great battery life for an undemanding user who wants something simple and easy to use.
Pros
- Large screen
- Sturdy construction
- Good speaker
- Great battery life
- Stock Android with useful gestures
- Decent performance
Cons
- Low resolution display
- Average cameras
- No ultrawide angle camera
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