The Motorola Moto G73 arrives with MediaTek’s Dimensity 930. This chipset runs its CPU at lower clocks than the Dimensity 920 and the GPU is different (an Imagination design rather than Mali). Still, the chip brings a 5G sub-6GHz modem and that is a big upgrade over the Moto G72 (whose Helio G99 chipset used older generation tech too). The phone runs Android 13 out of the box with mild My UX alterations. There is only one configuration right now that has 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage (which is expandable, more on that in a bit).
Motorola swapped the P-OLED display of
last year’s model with a 6.5” IPS LCD, running at 120Hz again and with the same
1,080 x 2,400px resolution (20:9). Like before, there is a 16MP selfie camera
punch holed into the display. Things are different around the back as well. The
108MP camera is gone, in its place a 50MP sensor with fairly large 1.0µm pixels
(2.0µm with 4-in-1 binning). The old sensor’s pixels were as small as possible,
0.64µm (1.28µm with binning).
That’s an upgrade for sure, though we
would have liked to see the camera gain support for 4K video capture. Anyway,
the other module on the back is an 8MP ultra wide with 118° field of view and
autofocus, allowing it to capture macro photos as well. The Moto G73 is
equipped with a 5,000mAh battery and TurboPower 30, Motorola’s 30W charger
(included in the box). Charging is done over the USB-C 2.0 port and there is a
3.5mm headphone jack on the side. Also on board are stereo speakers with Dolby
Atmos.
As we already mentioned, the G73 supports
sub-6GHz 5G. It is a dual SIM phone with a hybrid slot meaning that you can
have a microSD slot where the second SIM card normally goes. In addition to
that there is Wi-Fi 5 (ac), Bluetooth 5.3, NFC and the usual positioning
systems. The phone’s body is made out of plastic and has a water-repellent
design. It measures 8.3mm thick and weighs 181g.
