Last week I published my initial impressions of the motorola edge 60 fusion and I was thoroughly impressed with the quality of not just the device but also the software and AI onboard.

Rather than rehash everything, here is a quick synopsis of my initial impressions:

  • Lovely design with the leather-inspired finish tactile and not slippery
  • Curves remind me of Samsung devices of yesteryear with curves on all edges
  • Camera decent but only a small sample size at that stage
  • Motorola have my favourite software of ALL Android manufacturers
  • moto ai has some great and actually useful features
  • Battery life is exceptional with fast charging supported (not included in box)

I don’t need to go on about the design and shape anymore. Its curves give it a premium feel, but that also means less truly usable space on the front display—not a huge issue, though.

I’m not going to discuss the Motorola-specific Android tweaks to any extent, either, because I’ve waxed lyrical about them quite a bit in the past.  You’ll get what I mean once you’ve twisted for the camera or chopped for torch a few times.

Moto ai though needs more discussion.

moto ai

Talking of banging on about something, Motorola, at the launch briefing banged on about moto ai for a long time, and after going over my notes and testing out everything they’ve done, I can see why.

I was impressed directly after the presentation and after using it for a while now I’m even more impressed.  This is AI that is finally starting to get useful, and by that I mean everyday useful.

Catch me up

If I hadn’t reviewed my notes, I would never have known this was called Catch Me Up. Instead, the edge 60 fusion prompted me to tap on the “Update Me” notification, which seems to do exactly the same thing.

Motorola used the example of getting off a long flight and having quite a few notifications pop up. In this case, moto AI would summarise what it deems to be the more important messages and notifications and give a quick line or two to catch you up.

This was handy several times – especially first thing in the morning.  Rather than going through many notifications, moto ai summarised the important ones only.  I checked all of them and it did not miss anything important, unless you consider a $1.05 Aliexpress voucher important.

Pay attention

I was in a fairly important meeting and told moto ai to “Pay Attention”.  It then directed me to hit record, which I did and after a small amount of time it started recording and transcribing the meeting.  Although there was seemingly a gap before it started recording it did not miss anything, it was just a bit behind the live action.  

Moto ai could distinguish between the various speakers and dictate all of the speech into accurate text, even all the ums and ahs.  After you’ve finished recording, there is a notification to view the recording and dictation as a “note”.  Moto ai summarises the transcription into a small paragraph to start with.

In the end, moto ai performed exceptionally well for this task, accurately transcribing the recording and providing a summary of the meeting. It’s useful AI; maybe it can be a thing.

Remember this

Remember This is another way to categorise screenshots and photos so that they are easily searchable later on.  Much the way Google’s Pixel Screenshots app works, you can attach notes to a screenshot or photo, and moto ai then files the note/screenshot etc away for later use.

I used this a lot on my Pixel phones and have used it some on the motorola edge 60 fusion.  If I were to continue using the edge 60 fusion this is something I would use a lot.  It is a great idea and is a perfect implementation of AI and what it could be used for.  Useful on a day-to-day basis.

Recall

This is simple – simply ask moto ai for something you saved a photo or screenshot of using moto ai and the AI will find it.  For example, “what was the mouse i saved?”

Style sync

This is one of the less useful moto ai features.  You can match the style/theme of the edge 60 fusion to your fit of the day simply by taking a photo of your fit.  Moto ai does the rest.  Not something I would ever use but it may be useful for some.

Google Gemini

Gemini is here as well so you get all the usual Google Gemini tricks.  Nothing new here but it adds to the AI power of the Edge 60 fusion.

Smart connect

Samsung were the first to do it with DeX and we have seen Google unveil their versions of it but Motorola has an excellent desktop PC mode as well.  Motorola call theirs Smart Connect.

The app on the PC and your phone create a wireless connection, and whatever you do in that window on your PC is saved to your phone.

As you can see from the self-explanatory screenshot below, Smart Connect offers a multitude of features, and they all work really well. I love that it is simple to move the clipboard from one device to the other, transfer files, etc.

But I could not use the motorola edge 60 fusion as my daily phone.

As part of my daily job, I require the ability to wirelessly connect to Android Auto (Wi-Fi) and use the Hotspot function at the same time to have my laptop send data back to head office.

Unfortunately, the motorola edge 60 fusion doesn’t support this due to the way Motorola has configured the wireless setup. Technically, the phone requires Wi-Fi 2×2 MIMO and Wi-Fi DBS (Dual-Band Simultaneously) to do what I need it to do, and it just doesn’t do it, whereas most phones, including those from OPPO, Google, and even Apple, perform this without issue.

Motorola has further confirmed that the moto g75 5G also lacks this ability, so if you require this – it’s likely neither of these phones will suit your needs.

Camera Quality

The edge 60 fusion’s main camera is a 50MP Sony LYTIA 700C, which is well supported by the 13MP ultrawide camera and a dedicated 3-in-1 light sensor. The ultrawide camera is also used for macro shots. 

The camera’s moto ai features include 30x Super Zoom, Auto Smile Capture, Portrait Mode, the Photo Enhancement Engine, and Gesture Capture.

The camera can take excellent daylight pictures, creating vibrant colours with good detail. This should be expected from all mid-range cameras these days, but the edge 60 fusion performed really well, with impressive results.  

Final Thoughts

The motorola edge 60 fusion is a great phone. The build quality is solid, with the tactile “leather-inspired” rear of the device a pleasant change from all the slippery glass phones we are seeing these days. The display is curved on all sides, with the curve not the more modern, subtle curve, but the larger, harsher curve we saw on Samsung devices early on in the curve days. It give the phone a more premium feel but I am not a massive fan of “losing” usable display area.

The software is exceptional with motorola improving on what is the best Android skin on the market. Not only that but they have taken moto ai from a gimmick like so many other AIs and made it extremely useful. We are seeing this evolution of smartphone AIs in 2025 and I am here for it. Maybe AI really can be useful.

The camera is excellent is daylight pictures with great colours and detail. Night mode does suffer at times with less detail but that is often the difference between a mid-range phone and a premium smartphone (aside from about a thousand dollars). The camera is not a detraction though and it certainly passes muster for me.

Unfortunately, due to a very obtuse use-case scenario I have, the edge 60 fusion is not a phone for me (see above). If this is also your use case, then steer clear. For those who never need this functionality, I can highly recommend the motorola edge 60 fusion, especially at its attractive mid-range pricing.

The motorola edge 60 fusion is available in Slipstream, Amazonite and Zephyr colourways, RRP $699. Colour availability varies store-to-store and it is now at JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, Officeworks, The Good Guys, Amazon, and motorola.com.au.