'The best cheap phone I've tested in years': the Motorola Edge 60 just earned a spot in our best cheap phones guide heres why

Date:
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:19:03 +0000

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The Motorola Edge 60 is one of our favorite cheap Androids of 2025 heres why.

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If theres one buying guide on TechRadar that I spend more time updating than any other, its our best cheap phones guide.

There are so many great sub-$499 / 499 / AU$699 options available in 2025
that Im constantly swapping out one affordable phone for another, which can't be said for our more fixed ranking of the very best phones money can buy.

My current roundup features well-known (and very good!) models from big-name manufacturers like Samsung, Apple, and Google, but I was glad to add a more offbeat option, the Motorola Edge 60 , to the list in my last update.

Now look, I know Motorola is not an offbeat brand in terms of name
recognition (the "Hello Moto" ringtone was everywhere in the early
noughties), and the company continues to produce some of the best foldable phones around.

But Motorola has certainly fallen behind in the flagship race in recent
years, and it can be hard to keep track of which lower-end Motorola phones
are released and which market theyre released to in any given year (theres the Edge family, the G family, the E family, and so on). The textured rear panel design of the Motorola Edge 60 (Image credit: Future)

The Motorola Edge 60, however, caught my attention immediately not least because, in his Motorola Edge 60 review , my colleague called it the best cheap phone [hes] tested in years and as good as the most expensive phones in many areas. High praise indeed.

Before I explain why the Edge 60 is such good value, its worth saying that
its currently exclusive to the UK. But fear not! The US-exclusive Motorola Edge (2025) is more or less the same phone. It uses a marginally more
powerful chipset and has wireless charging capabilities, but otherwise, it's an identical handset. Its also just $550.

Lets start with cameras. The Motorola Edge 60 boasts a 50MP main camera, a 50MP ultra-wide camera, a 10MP telephoto camera (with 3x optical zoom), and a 50MP selfie camera. You won't find equivalent photographic hardware in any device costing less than the Edge 60's 379 starting price (or indeed the $550 price of the US version), and in fact its more expensive sibling, the
Motorola Edge 60 Pro , gets the very same camera setup. The Motorola Edge 60 boasts a 50MP front-facing camera (Image credit: Future)

This isnt to say that the Edge 60 can take flagship-level pictures. As noted in our review, photos taken on the main camera look decent, as theyre clear and bright, although theyre not especially vibrant in terms of color. The
50MP ultra-wide, too, falls squarely into the good, not great category.

But having the option of 3x optical zoom is a real rarity at the lower end of the smartphone market. It lets you get closer to details or create a nice depth of field for close-up shots, and you usually have to spend a lot more money to gain access to this sort of versatility on a smartphone. The
Motorola Edge 60 uses a 6.67-inch, 120Hz FHD display (Image credit: Future)

Other specs for the Edge 60 include a 6.67-inch, 120Hz FHD display, a
Mediatek Dimensity 7300 chipset, an IP69 water resistance rating, 68W wired charging, and a long-lasting 5,200mAh battery. The phones design, too, is incredibly premium-feeling, though theres only one color option (Gibraltar Sea) available at the time of writing.

All of these features make Motorola's latest mid-ranger a well-heeled smartphone for 2025 wants and needs, and while that Mediatek Dimensity 7300 chipset wont deliver standout performance the A18-equipped iPhone 16e is a better fit for keen mobile gamers the lesser-known Edge 60 is definitely one of the best-value smartphones weve tested this year. You might also like The Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max is the best iPhone I've ever tested and I love it even in Cosmic Orange The Apple iPhone Air is the sexiest iPhone Ive ever
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