Motorola has largely slipped under the radar when it comes to conversations around the latest and greatest smartphones.

And that's mostly because they tend to go hard on mid-range and budget phones that tend to be some of the strongest in those categories.

Their latest releases, the Motorola One Macro and the Moto G8 Plus are no exception. Priced at $299 and $499 respectively, they operate on the lower rungs of the smartphone ladder, but pack in a great punch, phenomenal battery life and unique camera quirks that make them both appealing in their own right. I'll be diving deeper into this functionality in a subsequent review, but for now, I'm going to talk about the macro lens on the Moto One Macro.