CES is usually not a big show for smartphones, but that has not stopped Motorola from giving the entire Moto G series a big refresh to start the year, along with a new version of Motorola’s cheapest 5G telephone.
With the arrival of the new Moto G family and the new Moto One 5G Ace, Motorola will have a range of brands new phones for basically every price range under $ 400.
Motorola has revived the Moto G Play, which starts at $ 170. as the cheapest device of the bunch, and although quite basic, it has most of the necessities covered. You get a 6.5 inch 1600 x 720 (yes, this is HD, not full HD) screen, A Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 chip, 3 GB RAM, 32 GB storage, a microSD card slot and a fairly large 5,000 mAh battery.
There is also a fingerprint sensor built into the Motorola logo on the back, and which looks like dual cameras, but actually one-the Moto G Play has a 13-MP main camera and a 2-MP depth camera to help with shooting in portrait mode. And to top it all off, the Moto G Play has a relatively sturdy matte plastic back with a bit of light resistance intended small spills or rain.
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Next we come to my favorite phone of the bunch, the Moto G Power, which retains the same 5,000 mAh battery as in the Moto G Play, but adds it slightly better specifications. Depending on where you get it, the G Power is available in two configurations: a $ 200 model with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, or a $ 250 model with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of memory.
Whichever configuration you choose, the G Power also features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor, a slightly larger 6.6-inch 1600 x 720 screen, a microSD card tray and three rear cams (48 MP main, 2 MP macro and a 2 MP depth cam). For me, the G Power can cover most bases without adding a lot of extra frills, but I would love to see Motorola include an ultra-wide or a tele-camera in place of the macro lens.
Then there is the Moto G Stylus, which starts at $ 300 and does its best to be a much more affordable alternative to Samsung’s superior Galaxy Note line. This is because a stylus is included (in a handy slot on the side of the phone), but there are no buttons or additional wireless features like you get from Samsung’s S-Pens.
To support all your drawings and comments-Moto took up the needs, refreshing the Moto Notes app as it pushed the size of the G Stylus screen to a 6.8-inch FHD + screen with the GS.tylus also gets a small bump in performance of the G Force with A Snapdragon 678 chip, and 4 GB RAM and 128 GB storage standard. However, with a smaller 4000 mAh battery (and a larger screen), you should not expect the G Stylus’ battery life to be as good as its cheaper siblings.
At the rear, the G Stylus does get three real cameras: a 48 MP main cam, 8 MP ultra wide cam and 2 MP macro cam (plus a fourth depth sensor). And instead of a Fingerprint sensor on the back, as well as the G Power and the G Stylus, get fingerprint readers that are on the side, just below the on / off button and the volume changer on the right.
Finally, while it’s technically not part of the Moto G family, there’s also the new Moto One 5G Ace. Starting at $ 400, the Moto One 5 Ace is now Motorola’s cheapest 5G phone and $ 100 less than the original Moto One 5G (which was launched last autumn), although it comes with the proviso that it only supports sub-6Ghz 5G and not the faster mmGolf 5G. Apart from the small detail, the rest of the Moto One 5G Ace’s specifications looks pretty good for the money. It comes with a Snapdragon 750G chip, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB memory and a large 5,000 mAh battery, while some retailers also offer a model with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage.
On the front there is a 6.7-inch 2400 x 1080 FHD + screen and a 16 MP selfie camera (which the G Stylus also gets), while at the back it has a similar camera setup as the G Stylus , with a 48 MP, 8 MP main camera, ultra wide cam and 2 MP macro cam.
Tell it all, with the new Moto One 5G Ace and Moto G family, it looks like Motorola wants to devour even more of the budget and mid-range phone market. Moto may have made one phone too much, because if you look at their specifications and features, there are not as many differences between models as you would expect.
But there are some good consequences in all these phones, including maintaining a 3.5mm audio connector, an overall beauty of Android and improvements to many basic apps and features, such as Moto’s night camera mode.
However, I still find it odd that although the Moto One 5G has support for NFC, which you need to use apps like Google Pay, Motorola has skipped adding NFC to any of the cheaper Moto G devices. But what can be even more disturbing is that all these phones with Android 10 and not Android 11, which was officially launched in September, will arrive. And while Moto says it will offer an update to Android 11 sometime in the future, it’s the only major Android update any of these phones will get, which’s a real slap in the face for anyone who wants to do it for longer than a year to keep these phones. .
But if you’re looking for a new budget phone, Moto start the year by giving you a bunch of options. The new Moto G family and the Moto One Ace 5G will be unlocked at a number of dealers from January 14th.