Moto G85 review: A light, leather-backed budget phone with a curved pOLED screen.
A budget phone that looks and feels above its price.
The Moto G85 stands out in the budget class with a curved pOLED screen and vegan-leather build. Entry-level performance and basic extras are the expected compromises.
01Display
82/100At 82/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2024 — 14 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
72/100At 72/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2024 — 12 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
68/100At 68/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2024 — 10 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
84/10084/100 puts it above the 80-point average for budget phones of 2024.
05Build
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among budget phones of 2024 — 13 points above the cohort average.
06Value
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among budget phones of 2024 — 11 points above the cohort average.
- Curved pOLED display is rare at this price.
- Light vegan-leather build at 171 g.
- Large 5,000 mAh battery.
- Headphone jack and microSD.
- Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 is entry-level.
- Basic 8 MP ultrawide.
- Only IP52 splash resistance.
- 2-year OS policy.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 17-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .