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But what are the photos taken up close with the Motorola One Macro worth?


The Motorola One Macro is dedicated to … macro photography! – CHRISTOPHE SEFRIN / 20 MINUTES

  • After its One Zoom and One Action, Motorola launches its One Macro, a smartphone sold for 229 euros, which its manufacturer announces as ideal for taking short-distance photos of its subject.
  • Overall satisfactory for all of its shots, the One Macro struggles to really stand out in what would like to be its favorite field.
  • If it offers a consistent price / performance ratio despite everything, the macro photo is not up to our expectations.

Motorola makes the splits. After his One Zoom and its One Action, the manufacturer (group brand
Lenovo) launches its One Macro smartphone. While waiting for a possible One Portrait or One Panorama (!), This 6.2-inch screen mobile terminal claims to be able to take photos in macro mode. Either shooting a very short distance from a subject. Flowers, insects, details … how far can you get close to your subject to photograph the infinitely small?

Of rather beautiful construction, but of a fairly agreed design, the One Macro is aesthetically not ashamed of its low price: 229 euros (64 GB). Its large screen offers only an HD + definition of 1520 x 720 pixels, which is a bit light for a smartphone that indicates wanting to do it in detail. Its resolution of 270 pixels per inch is below current standards.

The One Macro is equipped with three rear photo modules. – MOTOROLA

A “notch” at the top houses the 8-megapixel front sensor and the display has thin black bands on the sides. Indeed, we quickly arrive at the limits of a slab which has difficulty in combining large size and low definition. The images undoubtedly lack finesse. Nothing that spoils a viewing, but the feeling is a bit the same as that once experienced when our retina went from a Full HD TV to an HD TV

A good performance / price ratio

Articulated around three rear photo modules and a front camera * the shots from our smartphone are generally correct. At 229 euros, you shouldn’t claim too much from the One Macro, which offers a consistent performance / price ratio here. The macro photo is made possible by the presence of a dedicated 2 megapixel sensor. With him, it will be possible to get closer to his subject about 2.5 cm (against 5 to 8 centimeters traditionally). In the test, this does not necessarily flow from source.

He struggles to distinguish himself on his favorite field

Lack of stabilization, lack of focus development … the One Macro is often struggling when taking macro shots. You have to hold it with both hands, move it forward and back in front of its subject and make several attempts to obtain an image that is AND well framed, AND sharp … Despite our many tests, the smartphone has however not managed to really distinguish with his Macro mode which he claims as his signature The photos may lack details, their colors may not conform to reality and, ultimately, be below our expectations.

Some examples of macro photos taken with the Motorola One Macro ...
Some examples of macro photos taken with the Motorola One Macro … – CHRISTOPHE SEFRIN / 20 MINUTES
Details that often lack finesse ...
Details that often lack finesse … – CHRISTOPHE SEFRN / 20 MINUTES
The colors are not always true to reality ...
The colors are not always in accordance with reality … – CHRISTOPHE SEFRIN / 20 MINUTES
We would have liked to be amazed ...
We would have liked to be amazed … – CHRISTOPHE SEFRIN / 20 MINUTES
The flower photos remain classic.
The flower photos remain classic. – CHRISTOPHE SEFRIN / 20 MINUTES
Where are the thousand and one details that we hoped for?
Where are the thousand and one details that we hoped for? – CHRISTOPHE SEFRIN / 20 MINUTES

Where a macro photo should reveal a thousand details that are almost invisible to the naked eye, the Motorola One Macro only delivers “close-up” photos. At the same price, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (also equipped with a 2-megapixel macro sensor) can stand out more. In the world of smartphones, however, the reference remains the super macro mode of the Huawei P30 Pro (now under the 500 euro mark), which bluffes with its visual richness.

* 13 megapixel (25 mm equivalent; f / 2); 2 megapixels (f / 2.2); 2 megapixels (depth sensor; f / 2.2); 8 megapixels at the front.

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