@@vitorfragosodiniz7553 OS updates bricked two of my flagship samsung phones in a year, no reselling potential on paperweights either when the parent company offers customer support in the form of a huge middle finger.
@@vitorfragosodiniz7553I'm not reselling a 3 year old phone I bought for $150. I'd rather do a teardown like this, or put it to use as a permanent music player somewhere at EOL. Who cares.
Honestly, the only iPhones that are actually worth the cost are the 15 pro and pro max. If you want anything cheaper, you should just buy an Android at this point. The fact that Apple is selling the 15 plus for the price that they are is almost laughable.
@@kingcactus4656tbh i dont know why anyone considers 60hz a dealbreaker and why having high refresh rates on a phone is even required, like what are you doing on it lol, plus people usually dont buy iPhones cuz of the specs, for example, i use an iPhone because all of my family members do and the integration is so nice, being able to facetime, airdrop, all those other things are things we use everyday and they legitimately just make life easier, and i know there are alternatives to those things on android but they just arent the same, and i can always rest assured that since iPhones are so locked down, there is literally nothing that they can do that will cause them massive issues or anything that i will end up having to solve. (Also we arent the kind of dumbasses who upgrade every year all of use use our money phones until we cant anymore, heck my dad still uses an iphone 8 since it still just works😅)
@@kingcactus4656 yeah. iPhones never were worth the cost. however people buy them for the software integration and polish. and for the brand, of course. mostly the brand.
1:32 "back in 2015"... .. .. "Almost a decade ago" At "back in 2015" i was like, "that was a couple of years ago" And them he drops "almost a decade ago" man, that hit different.
The 2020 effect is real. During Covid Lockdown, time seemed to stop for many of us. Because we stayed up to date with the news, media, and virus. We were locked in our homes for awhile, so it will eventually take a toll. I still have a hard time thinking 2018 was 6 years ago. But I'm getting too descriptive, but yeah it's crazy...
I got the previous version of this phone for my youngest daughter and it's a trooper. Eventually she dropped the phone and the screen broke. I found the replacement part for $15 at Aliexpress and replaced the screen myself following the same steps shown here albeit in a little less destructive fashion. The phone still works. Well done, Motorola.
I have G50, and it's durable as hell. I work at construction, so most people here carry something like a CAT phones but with cheap, hard case and no screen protector, it holds up very well. It only has some mild scratching on a display because I dropped it on a concrete from a ladder but that is it. It isn't the fastest but has 5G and 5000 mAh battery holds 2 days easily. Motorola seems to cheap out where it doesn't matter and keep the quality where it does.
Gone back to Motorola phones in the last 5-6 years. Been loving their quality, functionality, and resilience for the price. Excellent phones in my opinion.
@@Starry_Night_Sky7455 people in us have different models than in india. In here, i was getting options from motorola like the edge 50 pro, the edge 50 neo, etc. Their edge series and their razr series are flagship in india.
Motorola is criminally underrated. I've been using the Edge 30 pro for almost a year and a half now, not a single issue with it. I'm not really a camera person, but even when I use it to record upto 8K video it has never failed me. I have been recommending motorola's in my family for everyone that wants a mid-range device. No bloatware, near stock android with their own actual useful goodies built-in.
Because its not fashionable as such, so doesn't reach the masses, but as a Samsung user, my S23 ultra will be my last from Samsung, the reason being, each phone as reached the point where even this £140 Motorola will give the average user a phone that delivers the basics. So next year, when my contract is up with my provider, I will consider looking at other brands such as Motorola, One Plus, or Honor. For £450 maybe £500 max, which is roughly what I can sell my s23 ultra for at that point on the used market and get a perfectly useable phone from one of these companies.
I'm still using my Moto Z2 Force from 2018. It's got a few dings and the battery doesn't last a whole day of moderate use (compared to 3 days beck when it was new), but it's still rocking like a champ. My phone before this was a Moto as well. And I'll probably stick with them after this one.
@@RevDrTarr I still use my Z2 force as well. I have never had anything other than Motorola phones. I have watched so many friends break their screens or otherwise trash their phones with simple drops. Whereas my Motorolas have withstood some pretty rough abuse. My last one was the Milestone and before that I had the old flip phones. (Which didn't survive my version of a bend test 🤫)
Why would you ever record anything above 1080p on a phone? We consume media 99.9% at 1080p... anything above that is just a bad decision unless you have a specific reason like cropping in post which i don't really see as a reason for smartphone recordings
Actually this particular model is launched in INDIA as Moto g34 with 120hz display, Snapdragon 695 5g,Vegan leather back,5000mAh,Dolby Atmos Stereo speakers,4x4 MIMO for just $132 dollars only
When times were tough I bought a cheap Moto G4 just to keep me connected. I ended up loving it and returning to Motorola for years. Cheap phones just keep getting better
I'm watching this on my clapped out g4 that has served me well for 6 years, surviving the life of a mobile diesel mechanic. After seeing this I will 100% go back for another one 😁
I had the g3 and that thing was awesome, it was really amazing for the price. It was also my first smart phone lol, before the g3 I had a shitty tablet which was okayish aswell and Nokia phones
I had a moto G4 for almost 7 years My first own smartphone and my most loved smartphone It successfully handled so much rough use without any issues. It's still working solid, the only issue is battery only lasts for 6-8 hours I hope moto goes well🎉
@@Joanyan 1 k phone is less laggy has way better camera and better screen. Sometimes you have additional features like s-pen. I look at it in another way, this is a device that is basically you, your identity online and you use it everyday so it is something worth investing . Even things like less eye strain from better screen makes it worth it to me when I have to use it so often.
For that I quote MKBHD "Cheap phones are getting good, and good phones are.." ignore the second part. For a phone that costs as much as a pair of airpods, I would say it handles itself quite well. Thumbs up Moto!
@@DragonOfTheMortalKombat does that really matter that much? is it better to have some scratches or a cracked back? if you're that afraid of scratches, why not just use a case, considering that glass also is prone to scratches even if slightly less
Fyi 150 and 250 dollar phones have a noticeable less quality than a 350 dollae phone so if you get the 350 dollar samsung itll be smoother in its operations and not freezy and to me, worth the 200 more bucks
I have a Moto G Pure 2021 with Android 12, I love this phone so much, I love the option of multi-volume control, you can listen music and a video at the same time and control the volume of each separately, I will always buy Motorola for that and as long as they keep the audio jack 3.5mm.
I'm about to get the Moto G Power G5. I love that it has the headphone jack, and the expandable storage with a micro SD card. I have a ton of music on my external drive that's going on the phone.
Edit #2: Spoiler alert! Don't read on! You've been warned. It's crazy that this 150 dollar phone is over here surviving when 1500 dollar phones can't. Edit: If you're worried about spoilers -- WHY ARE YOU IN THE COMMENTS?
I've used Moto phones for a couple generations now. I don't need flagship power. The batteries are huge, they work decently well, and they have, at least in our experience, lasted well.
@@martyneff4008 nice my brother got g5+ and I got g6. i'd not switch from the g6 if there were no battery issues. The phone would just randomly shut off which annoyed me
@@Wulfieman casetify was blatantly stealing dbrand's (and jerry's) case designs, changing some stuff up a tiny bit, but still leaving easter eggs that were on the original dbrand designs so thats what the lawsuit is about
Yeah but think of all the money he generates from these videos. Do you just not like seeing the Earth's resources wasted? Or do you think that for some reason he should give the phone to somebody to have? Which makes no sense. like who cares he bought the phone he can do what he wants with it. LOL I just never got this perspective I don't mean to be harsh
Just like there are apple sheep there are android sheep...to even compare this piece of turd to an iPhone says everything. Apple makes the best chip. Pixel user here
@@anon2414the way you call that budget Android phone piece of turd kinda represents those iPhone sheeps your talking about, being gratefull is such a beautiful thing to have yet so much people dont have it unfortunately.
@@anon2414 > Apple makes the best chip. So what, it's a phone not a workstation. I'm still on and iPhone 7 and it's performant enough for anything I need to do on a phone, only reason I'm planning on ditching it is because it's headed for OS EOL and the battery is worn. If I want to play games I have a computer and a Steam Deck. Only feature I get anything out of being more modern on a phone is a camera that has lower noise and better low-light performance.
OK I've recently moved over from a lifelong (I'm 35) apple guy, to the Samsung fold 5 and I'm never ever touching an apple product ever again. But damn, I got to say this phone is cheap as chips, and if that camera is actually as good as it claims , its camera is as good as myn £1800 samsung lol and its surprisingly durable you have to agee. Really pleasant to see that
@@mediocreman2 true, even if they use the same sensor/hardware, they don't spend as much time refining the software. It's good enough though. I use the flick motion flashlight more than I use the camera.
This satisfies me so much to hear. I've been on the front lines of this war for the last 15 years. Welcome to the master race. But yeah I just switched from a pixel 7 to this because my pixel broke. The only thing I really miss is the NFC feature. The front facing camera isn't great but the rear camera is solid. Obviously not as good as a folds camera or a pixel camera. But it's extremely good like no one even notices a difference unless they're looking for it. I miss a few small minor features like NFC. And I guess if you use a lot of tasks and heavy processing apps maybe it won't suffice. But I don't really do that I don't really think many people do stuff like that on their phones, and honestly the performance is not even noticeably different from my pixel. It's maybe 90% as good as my pixel I'm like 15% of the cost. So much diminishing returns on expensive phones.
@@mediocreman2yeah it's average and it's a cheap bottom of the barrel phone in terms of price point. So it's actually a really great camera for 150 bucks like I'm extremely surprised at its quality. The front facing camera is definitely lacking but the rear camera is great.
I remember my days in highschool when the Moto G 2013 came out, what a beast for its time. The low to mid range smartphones from that era were so bad and this Moto G was solid. Now it's safe to say that low to mid range smartphones have improved a lot and are more than usable
I've only ever had Moto smartphones, the OG Droid, Droid X2, Moto X, X4, and a G power. I've always been pretty happy with them for the money, I recently spent a little more for a Pixel 6a, it's nice to have a snappy phone for once, my cheap Motos have never been very fast. And the Pixel camera is light years ahead of the Motos.
The last phones I owned which were in midrange territory was the Moto Z Play and Z2 Play. Usually had the style shell with wireless charging on them or the battery mod that also had such and thing was a literal 3 day phone for me with even medium to heavy use.
After I broker my Nexus 5 screen for two times in a row, I cannot afford any new screen so I sold the motherboard and bought a Moto G. Camera apart, I loved that phone and had a great screen, great battery life and was snappy almost all the time. Such a beast, I've got friends that still thanks me for suggesting Motorola.
The first moto G came out when Moto was owned by Google. Don't compare that with the Lenovo owned Moto of today, today's motorolas have declined in quality and don't get any SW updates, they're way inferior compared to the motorola back in the day
@@goldrushjkghkinda, it's just the classic Chinese Market Strategy to do More to make profit. Lenovo with Motorola has been doing some actually real quality phones... Between the 10 versions from the same gen lmao. Just try to find the real good one.
I bought one for my mum, seems to do the job. 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, good battery life, silicon case, included a charger, decent everything. I like Motorolas. Putting a wireless charger on it, mum doesn't like messing around with cables. Probably the one thing missing out of the box.
I mean can't we just let it be, because imagine how they are giving all that and no other brand wants to let go profits and give the features... Motorola has come a long way from almost introducing MOBILE Phones to the world, then almost disappearing, and then coming back to life with these bangers that Google wanted buy all their patents ... They discarded them like a rag after that but Moto still killing the market while Google still sells their phones at you know what insane prices... Give them some time, wireless charging might become a standard in a few years. Good luck 😊
@@anuragrao2044Motorola also prioritizes profits lol, every company does, that's the job of a business. Providing features IS their strategy. They'd have no customers if they didn't do something to compete with the biggee manufacturers
Im using a 170 dollar motorola g60 from 2021 and i love this thing. Im thinking of upgrading later this year to a newer Motorola they are really good phones!
Interesting. In Canada, the suggested MSRP on the new Samsung S24 Ultra is just shy of $2K Cdn, which is outrageous. So, less expensive cellphone options are welcomed.
It's a lot for sure. I upgraded to it from my S22 Ultra simply because I got an extremely good deal -- my carrier was giving $1,000 credit to trade in my phone, I also got extra additional Samsung credit, and on top of that I was also able to get 12% cashback. Otherwise, I wouldn't have.
@elons876 shows you how Justin Trudeau's party screwed our Canadian economy. 2000 CAD is like 1500 USD, in USD Samsung typically sells 1500 USD for their flagships pretty much same with Apple.
@elons876 2k canadian $ is not the same as 2k USD. Also Samsung offers loads of exchange offers for its phones AND the prices ALWAYS drop after a few months (unlike a certain brand that begins with an A and ends with an E). What's more Samsung has a wide range of budget phones to choose from.......
@@mediocreman2in some places $150 is already considered somewhere between low and mid range,idk how overpriced phones in america are,but here this motorola should worth $100, because $150 phones are already way above that.and with $200 phone you could already smashing every games available.
@@easygoing4964 Over here, midrange is around $300 to $600, and flagships can cost upwards of $1000. Yeah, pretty overpriced. This moto is definitely one of the cheapest.
The cheapest phone I've seen here was $100 and the second cheapest was a predecessor of the phone shown in this video at $150. I used that year's $150 moto for a while. It was frustratingly slow and unresponsive, sometimes taking more than 10s just to turn the screen on. I'm still optimistic about how these low-end phones are getting better every year
I have this 2024 Motorolla G phone along with a $29 per month 20gb cell plan and ithis works for me. As a 67 year old retiree I was previously using VOIP at home and finally realized that in this day and age a cell phone is now a necessity here in Canada.
My moto g5 was one of the most usable phone I've ever had. Its still being used as an OBDII reader full time in my car and keeps trucking along. It wasn't the fastest or most durable (scratches) but it just hung in there.
Nice to see you are doing a teardown review on an a Motorola phone. They are becoming relevant again in the marketplace. How about testing a Motorola Thinkphone next please?! This flagship phone is being offered for $399 right now.
I got a TCL 30 XL about 8 months ago for $120 and it has a very similar feature set for a lower price. Other than maybe a slow processor, it is an excellent device, doing literally everything I need it to do. An added surprise on that is the battery that lasts around a week between charges on average. It has the same capacity at 5000mAH. It has served me well and shows no signs of giving up anytime soon.
Great too see Zack that you're covering a Motorola phone I'm also on a Motorola (G60) it has 120hz screen and great battery life and it's perfect for anyone who wants a stock Android+great battery life+decent camera quality+ great display+ some mobile gaming and the Motorola smart gestures
After having flagship phones since the dawn of the smartphone, I was short on cash for a new one, about a month back, and pulled the trigger on the cheapest price to quality ratio phone I could find - €99, Moto G04 here, in Europe (apparently G Play in US). I must say, smartphones have come long way. Qudos to Motorola for this cheap and cheerful gem. I'm tired of the backpanel glass phones, don't see the point; most people opt for putting a rubber or flipcase around to protect them anyway, so why bother... My Galaxy S8 is a shattered glass of its former self.
My techno pova 5 was 149 usd as well, but 120 hz, 6000 mah, 256 gb of storage and 2 cameras: 50 and 2 megapixels. Been using it for 2 years and it is still pretty good for a budget phone.
It has expendable storage and a jack too, pretty good phone. I'd even say perfect, as long as you don't mind the picture quality and don't play heavy-duty mobile games.
Quit dissing on headphone jacks. I, for one, L O V E the fact that my Apple earbuds I purchased in 2015 are STILL GOING STRONG. NO audio degradation in either ear. NO batteries to die/fail on me. NO worrying about dropped wireless connection from some stupid air wave interference. Just good ol headphone wires.
You know I used to think that way... But God damn it when that cord gets snagged on something and tugs the fuck out of your ear I get pissed off. Over-ear wireless headphones you feel so free. And I'm an audiophile and mix music. The bt quality suffices on a good pair and when out n about
I was sold with the headphones jack. Buying one. Really don't need anything but texting, calling, and the ability to be my iPod. I dont do any of the social stuff. Makes me stress out and gives me headaches.
I actually really miss having phones with plastic backs, I never worried about dropping those phones and cracking the back glass... Also they were WAY lighter.
Me too. And honestly some of the plastics on even some flagship phones like the pixel 7 pro... When they use that thick quality plastic, I actually prefer the look and feel of it over a glossy back. But of course all plastic is not the same and this Moto g play definitely feels like a bit cheaper... But I use a case anyway. I digress, I agree the glass back is not worth the crack risk
The reason Google pixels are so good is because when they bought Motorola, they took all the resources and copy them when they bought them out and then sold them.
Finally, Moto - if you can cover things like their Edge line (in the mid market range, a common competitor for Samsung and such in other countries) I'll be super stoked, would help a bunch!
I dont understand why companies don't use plastic on the back... almost all phones with glass backs have "frost finishes" which you can literally do with plastic. Not only is plastic cheaper, but it also absorbs impact with the floor better than glass. Frames should stay metal but just put plastic on the back.
I cannot tell you how pleased I am to see a phone with a plastic case and a headphone jack. If the processor isn't garbage, I'll pick one up. I just wish it didn't have a camera bump.
5:36 LISTEN HERE DON'T YOU DARE TRASH TALK THAT KIND OF VIBRATOR! THAT'S THE ONLY KIND THAT CAN MAKE YOUR PHONE PROPERLY BUZZ ON A TABLE LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO!! IT'S THE ONLY KIND THAT YOU CAN FEEL IN YOUR POCKET!!! NEW STYLE VIBRATORS SUUUUUCCCKCKKKCKCK!!!!!
Seeing a teardown of budget phones like this really astounds me with how much clever engineering went into such a low price point. Not a single millimeter wasted in this phone, really fascinating stuff. I daresay the average person couldnt tell much difference between a 1499 dollar phone and a 149 dollar one, and I certainly couldnt tell what i was missing with my motorola power 2021 for the 2 years i used it. Please do more budget teardowns!
As someone who used both budget phones and flagships... Yeah you can. In 2-3 years generally, when budget phones start being slow as molasses and/or stop getting updates.
0:28 Nostalgic to hear that. 👂🏾🙂 1:58 For real though, I do not care how much internal storage a smartphone has, there should ALWAYS be a microSD card slot present! 😐 5:40 2015 vibrator doing the job. 😏 6:00 A headphone jack soldered onto the motherboard?! 🥴 That is ridiculous! 😬 6:30 Clingy girlfriends and clingy adhesive! 😆 Such an amusing guy! 👏🏾
Motorola is doing great. It's being able to compete with Xiaomi and others at entry level (up to 250usd). In my country the phone is named Moto G34, and there are slightly pricier ones that are a lot better (Moto G54 and Moto G84). Some of us don't need or don't like or can't afford a flagship and Motorola is giving good alternatives
Basics are enough stuff for people. Everyone ask for more but no one really uses it. People needs to acknowledge that they need simpler phones like this! Simple, affordable and Quality.
What a startling feature list - this looks worth having just as a backup phone if nothing else, or perhaps an excellent dedicated GPS unit for a bike/motorcycle!
i find mid range phones more impressive nowadays. the market for them is smaller. and every time a new one comes out its like 'what features it has that were first seen on a 1k flagship 3 years ago?'
The fact my phone fell from floor 14 and survive just only with scraches prove this phone is strong enough and from a budget phone is insane, is the g84
Motorola: Makes the best business class radios at insane prices. Also makes some of the neatest FRS radios. But doesn’t even touch the Amateur radio world, and makes the most average phones.
Very thorough video. I got mine last week for $99, courtesy of Consumer Cellular. I had a learning curve to overcome at first, but pretty impressed overall with the phone so far.
I am quite amazed by how robust the Motorola Moto G play is while being budget-friendly. Essentially, you get what you pay for. Some compromises have been made but still, a good choice for those trying to save a few bucks.
Moto means good value. I got my G Pure three years ago from Tracfone when they shut down their 3G network-for free. Does everything I need. Only caveat is, as the most budget Moto of its days, is how slow it can sometimes be. Still available unlocked on Ebay for $60, 70.
Been using chime for years now and to see them sponsoring you is truly amazing. They recognize one of the best channels on TH-cam and partner with him. Win in my book!
I'm glad to see they stuck with that 5000mah battery. My last four phones were the Moto X Pure Edition (2015), Moto G7, Moto G Power 2021 and now the Razr Plus. The battery life is just that. I got so spoiled with not having to charge my phone for days it was a difficult adjustment going to the Razr Plus.
we dont need super fancy mega expensive stuff to sufficiently meet our needs and wants from a smart phone. This phone would be perfect to be used for next 3-4 years or more , if used with a back cover and protective glass, like every normal being does.
I just bought this phone today for $70 and was scared when I came across this video, but instead you relieved my concerns! It will definitely hold up to my needs and level of abusiveness. I'm replacing a previous version of the same phone that lasted me several years in spite of me dropping it hard several times.
Just bought a new Moto e14. It only cost £70 at Curry’s …and it works a treat. I don’t use a mobile phone much, but I would still stick with this brand even if I did. Very well made, easy to carry. Can’t complain.
I own an earlier version of this phone. I started buying Motorola phones about a decade back and I usually keep them 3 or 4 years before upgrading. I really like Motorola phones and they do everything I need them to do. I have never felt the need to buy a flagship phone and probably never will.
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150$ entry-level phone: headphone jack, expandable storage, charger included.
Meanwhile, 1500$ flagships... 💀
apple bout to stop giving you a cable because "you probably have an ipad" and they will market it as environmentally friendly
Also it comes with clean Android UI like the pixels! Way better than the bloatware of samsung and other android makers. Pure android is king.
This phone sucks, Motorola gives their users almost no security and OS updates, makes their phones useless and with no reselling potential
@@vitorfragosodiniz7553 OS updates bricked two of my flagship samsung phones in a year, no reselling potential on paperweights either when the parent company offers customer support in the form of a huge middle finger.
@@vitorfragosodiniz7553I'm not reselling a 3 year old phone I bought for $150. I'd rather do a teardown like this, or put it to use as a permanent music player somewhere at EOL. Who cares.
The fact that a $149 phone has 90Hz but two particular $800/$900 flagships still have 60Hz
Shhhh don't make the apple fan boys cry
Honestly, the only iPhones that are actually worth the cost are the 15 pro and pro max. If you want anything cheaper, you should just buy an Android at this point. The fact that Apple is selling the 15 plus for the price that they are is almost laughable.
@@kingcactus4656tbh i dont know why anyone considers 60hz a dealbreaker and why having high refresh rates on a phone is even required, like what are you doing on it lol, plus people usually dont buy iPhones cuz of the specs, for example, i use an iPhone because all of my family members do and the integration is so nice, being able to facetime, airdrop, all those other things are things we use everyday and they legitimately just make life easier, and i know there are alternatives to those things on android but they just arent the same, and i can always rest assured that since iPhones are so locked down, there is literally nothing that they can do that will cause them massive issues or anything that i will end up having to solve.
(Also we arent the kind of dumbasses who upgrade every year all of use use our money phones until we cant anymore, heck my dad still uses an iphone 8 since it still just works😅)
By the way iphone 16 and 16 Plus are rumored to have 60Hz screens.... Yeah.... Thanks apple.
@@kingcactus4656 yeah. iPhones never were worth the cost. however people buy them for the software integration and polish. and for the brand, of course. mostly the brand.
1:32 "back in 2015"...
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"Almost a decade ago"
At "back in 2015" i was like, "that was a couple of years ago"
And them he drops "almost a decade ago" man, that hit different.
We getting old man
The 2020 effect is real. During Covid Lockdown, time seemed to stop for many of us. Because we stayed up to date with the news, media, and virus. We were locked in our homes for awhile, so it will eventually take a toll. I still have a hard time thinking 2018 was 6 years ago. But I'm getting too descriptive, but yeah it's crazy...
I created my TH-cam account in 2006, my PayPal in 2000, eBay and my email account in late 1990s. I know how you feel 😊.
I feel like a grandpa
@@Darkest_matter I can’t believe I’m in my 20s already
I got the previous version of this phone for my youngest daughter and it's a trooper. Eventually she dropped the phone and the screen broke. I found the replacement part for $15 at Aliexpress and replaced the screen myself following the same steps shown here albeit in a little less destructive fashion. The phone still works. Well done, Motorola.
Screen protector? Phone case?
@@darthpotwet2668 probably has one but screen protector and case can only do so much
@@darthpotwet2668 never heard of her!
@@darthpotwet2668screen can still be broken even if it has a temper glass or back cover
I have G50, and it's durable as hell. I work at construction, so most people here carry something like a CAT phones but with cheap, hard case and no screen protector, it holds up very well. It only has some mild scratching on a display because I dropped it on a concrete from a ladder but that is it. It isn't the fastest but has 5G and 5000 mAh battery holds 2 days easily. Motorola seems to cheap out where it doesn't matter and keep the quality where it does.
Gone back to Motorola phones in the last 5-6 years.
Been loving their quality, functionality, and resilience for the price.
Excellent phones in my opinion.
Im looking at their Motorola Edge + 512gb storage and their Motorola Moto G Stylus 5g 2024 256gb (has microSDXC, headphone jack, and stylus).
@@Starry_Night_Sky7455 people in us have different models than in india. In here, i was getting options from motorola like the edge 50 pro, the edge 50 neo, etc. Their edge series and their razr series are flagship in india.
Motorola is criminally underrated. I've been using the Edge 30 pro for almost a year and a half now, not a single issue with it. I'm not really a camera person, but even when I use it to record upto 8K video it has never failed me. I have been recommending motorola's in my family for everyone that wants a mid-range device. No bloatware, near stock android with their own actual useful goodies built-in.
I have Edge 30 neo. Its good for the price. (Yes i changed from iphone 14 pro). I am mechanic Edge 30 handle drops better than my iphone.
Because its not fashionable as such, so doesn't reach the masses, but as a Samsung user, my S23 ultra will be my last from Samsung, the reason being, each phone as reached the point where even this £140 Motorola will give the average user a phone that delivers the basics. So next year, when my contract is up with my provider, I will consider looking at other brands such as Motorola, One Plus, or Honor. For £450 maybe £500 max, which is roughly what I can sell my s23 ultra for at that point on the used market and get a perfectly useable phone from one of these companies.
I'm still using my Moto Z2 Force from 2018. It's got a few dings and the battery doesn't last a whole day of moderate use (compared to 3 days beck when it was new), but it's still rocking like a champ.
My phone before this was a Moto as well. And I'll probably stick with them after this one.
@@RevDrTarr I still use my Z2 force as well. I have never had anything other than Motorola phones. I have watched so many friends break their screens or otherwise trash their phones with simple drops. Whereas my Motorolas have withstood some pretty rough abuse. My last one was the Milestone and before that I had the old flip phones. (Which didn't survive my version of a bend test 🤫)
Why would you ever record anything above 1080p on a phone? We consume media 99.9% at 1080p... anything above that is just a bad decision unless you have a specific reason like cropping in post which i don't really see as a reason for smartphone recordings
Actually this particular model is launched in INDIA as Moto g34 with 120hz display, Snapdragon 695 5g,Vegan leather back,5000mAh,Dolby Atmos Stereo speakers,4x4 MIMO for just $132 dollars only
The hell 👀 how
Who wants vegan leather? 😂 For that price Moto should add a phone cover or something....
@@NaveenjotronIndians.
@@bawbsmith what's with the "Indians" ?
probably comes with more paid bloat though.
When times were tough I bought a cheap Moto G4 just to keep me connected. I ended up loving it and returning to Motorola for years. Cheap phones just keep getting better
I had that phone for 3 years while I was a student and I also loved it. It survived so much abuse lol
the power models were a game changer 3+ days on battery, fucking fantastic and makes everything last longer too. less ware on battery and ports.
I'm watching this on my clapped out g4 that has served me well for 6 years, surviving the life of a mobile diesel mechanic. After seeing this I will 100% go back for another one 😁
I had the g3 and that thing was awesome, it was really amazing for the price. It was also my first smart phone lol, before the g3 I had a shitty tablet which was okayish aswell and Nokia phones
I had a moto G4 for almost 7 years
My first own smartphone and my most loved smartphone
It successfully handled so much rough use without any issues.
It's still working solid, the only issue is battery only lasts for 6-8 hours
I hope moto goes well🎉
The fact that that single camera lens looks better than last years triple lens amazes me.
1:13 Funny how a $149 phone has scratches at a level 6 while the $3,500 Vision Pro scratches at level 3 😂
This is like saying “haha, the screen on my 30,000$ suv is so crap compared to my 150$ phone hahaha”
@@reallymentalpig1173 Except an AR headset is functionally and structurally closer to a phone than an SUV.
It's a curved display
@@bluebay0ah yes, the phone that is curved and the phone you put on your head
@@rt-xt ?
7:38 " financially intelligent" best phrase
he meant poor people I think but in a nice way
(such as myself)
if a 100$ phone does everything a 1000$ phone can why would you get a 1000$ phone it's just sensible to not waste your money lmao
me and my samsung j5 2016 will gladly take that compliment
@@Joanyan 1 k phone is less laggy has way better camera and better screen. Sometimes you have additional features like s-pen.
I look at it in another way, this is a device that is basically you, your identity online and you use it everyday so it is something worth investing .
Even things like less eye strain from better screen makes it worth it to me when I have to use it so often.
@@Joanyani mean, it doesnt do everything, but it does everything most people need so
For that I quote MKBHD "Cheap phones are getting good, and good phones are.." ignore the second part. For a phone that costs as much as a pair of airpods, I would say it handles itself quite well. Thumbs up Moto!
A plastic phone is cheap yet durable. That's why it survived
@@gastontwo yup! much better than any glass phone.
@@aquaponieee shall we test scratch resistance ?
@@DragonOfTheMortalKombat does that really matter that much? is it better to have some scratches or a cracked back? if you're that afraid of scratches, why not just use a case, considering that glass also is prone to scratches even if slightly less
@@DragonOfTheMortalKombatat least you can use plastic back phones without a damn case
Glad to finally see you start doing a budget phone. Flagships and only the high end mid-rangers ever got any attention
Fyi 150 and 250 dollar phones have a noticeable less quality than a 350 dollae phone so if you get the 350 dollar samsung itll be smoother in its operations and not freezy and to me, worth the 200 more bucks
No way! The world is saved! Yay! 😒
@@TheAnnoyingBoss Yea, and many cannot afford that extra 200$
Motorola has consistently impressed me. They seem like the last company in the world that will sell you an SD card slot AND an unlockable bootloader.
I have a Moto G Pure 2021 with Android 12, I love this phone so much, I love the option of multi-volume control, you can listen music and a video at the same time and control the volume of each separately, I will always buy Motorola for that and as long as they keep the audio jack 3.5mm.
I have the moto g 5g, I've had it for 2 days, and I must say, really good budget phone
I'm about to get the Moto G Power G5.
I love that it has the headphone jack, and the expandable storage with a micro SD card. I have a ton of music on my external drive that's going on the phone.
Edit #2: Spoiler alert! Don't read on! You've been warned.
It's crazy that this 150 dollar phone is over here surviving when 1500 dollar phones can't.
Edit: If you're worried about spoilers -- WHY ARE YOU IN THE COMMENTS?
Woah, spoilers
Whoa that’s not even surprising
*iphone
"certain"
Let me guess, the newer ASUS ROG Phones
I'm happy you covered this phone :) flagships are not everything... It's wonderful to see that cheaper phones also have quality!
I've used Moto phones for a couple generations now. I don't need flagship power. The batteries are huge, they work decently well, and they have, at least in our experience, lasted well.
"a headphone jack"
Smashes left arrow key to hear that again... Seriously, wow. Nice job Motorola.
like 90% of phones that arent flagships have headphone jacks
Yeah, just upgraded and I miss the headphones jack. I have these nice headphones but none of my devices use them anymore 😭
literally every phone at that price range has a headphone jack lmaoo
@@jaywarudo Sony's flagship has one. Everyone just copying apples greed
@@mrcaboosevg6089TBH I hate earbuds . I'd much rather use wired earphones or heardfones
One of my Motorola lasted 7 years. Super durable phones..
that old motos are really good. mine still kicking in as a second phone for 8 years.
I'm watching this on my 2018 Motorola G6
@@martyneff4008 nice my brother got g5+ and I got g6. i'd not switch from the g6 if there were no battery issues. The phone would just randomly shut off which annoyed me
@@martyneff4008 i still have that phone somehow
I'm typing this on 2016 G5 (replaceable battery is a godsend)
When are we going to get an update on the casetify lawsuit?👀
I guess he's not a allowed to talk about it until It's over
I think that's how lawsuits work. You ain't supposed to know
What is the casetify lawsuit about?
@@Wulfieman casetify was blatantly stealing dbrand's (and jerry's) case designs, changing some stuff up a tiny bit, but still leaving easter eggs that were on the original dbrand designs
so thats what the lawsuit is about
Jerry inspires me.. My parents said if i get 70K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally
Begging..
US$149 smartphone does better in the bend test than the iPhone 15 lol
Nah that’s not actually true
@abhinand911 Well that’s not the “iPhone 15” though. It’s the “iPhone 15 Pro Max”. Well whatever
@@DreamOfFlyingmore expensive one 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😮😮😮😮😮😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😊😊😊
Phone 15 plus is actually better than pro max in every way lmao
@@jozimastar95 me when 1000$ phone with 60Hz refresh rate: (this 150$ one has 90Hz)
Even when cheap, I hate it when people are damaging new goods to see if it can break. 😮
It's OK - he sends them back to Amazon and they sell them as refurbs ;)
@@arthurwatts1680LOL.😂
Yeah but think of all the money he generates from these videos. Do you just not like seeing the Earth's resources wasted? Or do you think that for some reason he should give the phone to somebody to have? Which makes no sense. like who cares he bought the phone he can do what he wants with it. LOL I just never got this perspective I don't mean to be harsh
Same here 😣
Clearly performed better than the iPhone 15 Pro Max as far as I can remember
Lol😮
Just like there are apple sheep there are android sheep...to even compare this piece of turd to an iPhone says everything. Apple makes the best chip. Pixel user here
@@anon2414the way you call that budget Android phone piece of turd kinda represents those iPhone sheeps your talking about, being gratefull is such a beautiful thing to have yet so much people dont have it unfortunately.
@@anon2414 The commenter was clearly talking about durability test performance not SoC benchmark performance.
@@anon2414 > Apple makes the best chip.
So what, it's a phone not a workstation. I'm still on and iPhone 7 and it's performant enough for anything I need to do on a phone, only reason I'm planning on ditching it is because it's headed for OS EOL and the battery is worn. If I want to play games I have a computer and a Steam Deck. Only feature I get anything out of being more modern on a phone is a camera that has lower noise and better low-light performance.
OK I've recently moved over from a lifelong (I'm 35) apple guy, to the Samsung fold 5 and I'm never ever touching an apple product ever again. But damn, I got to say this phone is cheap as chips, and if that camera is actually as good as it claims , its camera is as good as myn £1800 samsung lol and its surprisingly durable you have to agee. Really pleasant to see that
Motorola (Lenovo) cameras are average unless you get the expensive ones. I own one more expensive than this.
@@mediocreman2 true, even if they use the same sensor/hardware, they don't spend as much time refining the software.
It's good enough though. I use the flick motion flashlight more than I use the camera.
The edge phones camera is good under $400
This satisfies me so much to hear. I've been on the front lines of this war for the last 15 years. Welcome to the master race. But yeah I just switched from a pixel 7 to this because my pixel broke. The only thing I really miss is the NFC feature. The front facing camera isn't great but the rear camera is solid. Obviously not as good as a folds camera or a pixel camera. But it's extremely good like no one even notices a difference unless they're looking for it. I miss a few small minor features like NFC. And I guess if you use a lot of tasks and heavy processing apps maybe it won't suffice. But I don't really do that I don't really think many people do stuff like that on their phones, and honestly the performance is not even noticeably different from my pixel. It's maybe 90% as good as my pixel I'm like 15% of the cost. So much diminishing returns on expensive phones.
@@mediocreman2yeah it's average and it's a cheap bottom of the barrel phone in terms of price point. So it's actually a really great camera for 150 bucks like I'm extremely surprised at its quality. The front facing camera is definitely lacking but the rear camera is great.
I wish they'd made that back panel removable to allow for battery swaps! Seems like the design would have been really good for it
I remember my days in highschool when the Moto G 2013 came out, what a beast for its time. The low to mid range smartphones from that era were so bad and this Moto G was solid. Now it's safe to say that low to mid range smartphones have improved a lot and are more than usable
I've only ever had Moto smartphones, the OG Droid, Droid X2, Moto X, X4, and a G power. I've always been pretty happy with them for the money, I recently spent a little more for a Pixel 6a, it's nice to have a snappy phone for once, my cheap Motos have never been very fast. And the Pixel camera is light years ahead of the Motos.
The last phones I owned which were in midrange territory was the Moto Z Play and Z2 Play. Usually had the style shell with wireless charging on them or the battery mod that also had such and thing was a literal 3 day phone for me with even medium to heavy use.
After I broker my Nexus 5 screen for two times in a row, I cannot afford any new screen so I sold the motherboard and bought a Moto G.
Camera apart, I loved that phone and had a great screen, great battery life and was snappy almost all the time. Such a beast, I've got friends that still thanks me for suggesting Motorola.
The first moto G came out when Moto was owned by Google. Don't compare that with the Lenovo owned Moto of today, today's motorolas have declined in quality and don't get any SW updates, they're way inferior compared to the motorola back in the day
@@goldrushjkghkinda, it's just the classic Chinese Market Strategy to do More to make profit. Lenovo with Motorola has been doing some actually real quality phones... Between the 10 versions from the same gen lmao. Just try to find the real good one.
Watching on a Motorola...that notification chime at the end had me pulling down the notification shade looking for something!
Same
I bought one for my mum, seems to do the job. 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, good battery life, silicon case, included a charger, decent everything. I like Motorolas. Putting a wireless charger on it, mum doesn't like messing around with cables. Probably the one thing missing out of the box.
I mean can't we just let it be, because imagine how they are giving all that and no other brand wants to let go profits and give the features... Motorola has come a long way from almost introducing MOBILE Phones to the world, then almost disappearing, and then coming back to life with these bangers that Google wanted buy all their patents ... They discarded them like a rag after that but Moto still killing the market while Google still sells their phones at you know what insane prices... Give them some time, wireless charging might become a standard in a few years. Good luck 😊
I think their edge models have wireless charging for a good price
@@anuragrao2044 it's cheap cause its chinese
Is gave the 4gb 128 version:) boosted to 8gb !
@@anuragrao2044Motorola also prioritizes profits lol, every company does, that's the job of a business. Providing features IS their strategy. They'd have no customers if they didn't do something to compete with the biggee manufacturers
Im using a 170 dollar motorola g60 from 2021 and i love this thing. Im thinking of upgrading later this year to a newer Motorola they are really good phones!
I had a $150 motorola smartphone for 5 years and last time I checked it still works fine. This was the phone that lasted me the most.
Interesting. In Canada, the suggested MSRP on the new Samsung S24 Ultra is just shy of $2K Cdn, which is outrageous. So, less expensive cellphone options are welcomed.
It's a lot for sure. I upgraded to it from my S22 Ultra simply because I got an extremely good deal -- my carrier was giving $1,000 credit to trade in my phone, I also got extra additional Samsung credit, and on top of that I was also able to get 12% cashback. Otherwise, I wouldn't have.
I bought an S20 on marketplace for $150 lol @@flybriur
No phone should ever cost $2000+. What is wrong with Samsung? That's the cost of a high-end PC.
@elons876 shows you how Justin Trudeau's party screwed our Canadian economy. 2000 CAD is like 1500 USD, in USD Samsung typically sells 1500 USD for their flagships pretty much same with Apple.
@elons876 2k canadian $ is not the same as 2k USD. Also Samsung offers loads of exchange offers for its phones AND the prices ALWAYS drop after a few months (unlike a certain brand that begins with an A and ends with an E). What's more Samsung has a wide range of budget phones to choose from.......
7:56 This easter ad while thanking the sponsor. Holy perfect outro segue! 😂 10/10 No notes. Enjoy your work, please keep it up!
It’s amazing to me how you can look at a phone you’ve never seen before, disassemble and reassemble it on sight, and it works like new.
Finally back on the mid ranges!! This is what got me subscribed to this channel in the first place. Have missed this
This is not mid range. It's low range.
@@mediocreman2in some places $150 is already considered somewhere between low and mid range,idk how overpriced phones in america are,but here this motorola should worth $100, because $150 phones are already way above that.and with $200 phone you could already smashing every games available.
@@easygoing4964which country are you from
@@easygoing4964 Over here, midrange is around $300 to $600, and flagships can cost upwards of $1000. Yeah, pretty overpriced. This moto is definitely one of the cheapest.
The cheapest phone I've seen here was $100 and the second cheapest was a predecessor of the phone shown in this video at $150. I used that year's $150 moto for a while. It was frustratingly slow and unresponsive, sometimes taking more than 10s just to turn the screen on. I'm still optimistic about how these low-end phones are getting better every year
@ 3:22 its fully restore display after burn ! also pass the greate bend test ! tish is call RND. 👍
Witchcraft!
Did that burn on the screen recover? By the end of the video it looked gone! Thanks for a great video and perfect phone for my destructive kid!
As a motorola Fanboy , I will say Thank u jerry ❤️ for promotion Motorola
chinese companies don't need to be advertised for
I have this 2024 Motorolla G phone along with a $29 per month 20gb cell plan and ithis works for me. As a 67 year old retiree I was previously using VOIP at home and finally realized that in this day and age a cell phone is now a necessity here in Canada.
0:28 SEDUCTIVE introduction 😂
…🤣😂😀
My moto g5 was one of the most usable phone I've ever had. Its still being used as an OBDII reader full time in my car and keeps trucking along. It wasn't the fastest or most durable (scratches) but it just hung in there.
Nice to see you are doing a teardown review on an a Motorola phone. They are becoming relevant again in the marketplace. How about testing a Motorola Thinkphone next please?! This flagship phone is being offered for $399 right now.
I got a TCL 30 XL about 8 months ago for $120 and it has a very similar feature set for a lower price. Other than maybe a slow processor, it is an excellent device, doing literally everything I need it to do. An added surprise on that is the battery that lasts around a week between charges on average. It has the same capacity at 5000mAH. It has served me well and shows no signs of giving up anytime soon.
Got the moto g32 a few months ago.! £90.
Fantastic.
Great content
Who is watching on a phone that is less than 300 dollars?
Mine was on sale and got for 200 with case and screen protector. Runs pretty flawlessly
me, on a Redmi note 8 2019
Definitely not me. Got mine for exactly 300 usd. Absolutely happy with it.
Me on a umidigi bison 2017 1st gen at 149$usd.😂
Me on a Nord n20
3:28 Man scratched the eff out of his thumb.
Great too see Zack that you're covering a Motorola phone I'm also on a Motorola (G60) it has 120hz screen and great battery life and it's perfect for anyone who wants a stock Android+great battery life+decent camera quality+ great display+ some mobile gaming and the Motorola smart gestures
So 2 unskippable 20 seconds ad?so 40 seconds of ad? I bet someone predicted this would happen 4 years back..
Motorola have found a nice niche with the entry level market, I've owned a couple and they've both been perfectly usable phones.
After having flagship phones since the dawn of the smartphone, I was short on cash for a new one, about a month back, and pulled the trigger on the cheapest price to quality ratio phone I could find - €99, Moto G04 here, in Europe (apparently G Play in US). I must say, smartphones have come long way. Qudos to Motorola for this cheap and cheerful gem. I'm tired of the backpanel glass phones, don't see the point; most people opt for putting a rubber or flipcase around to protect them anyway, so why bother... My Galaxy S8 is a shattered glass of its former self.
2:11
art class with jerry
My techno pova 5 was 149 usd as well, but 120 hz, 6000 mah, 256 gb of storage and 2 cameras: 50 and 2 megapixels. Been using it for 2 years and it is still pretty good for a budget phone.
It has expendable storage and a jack too, pretty good phone. I'd even say perfect, as long as you don't mind the picture quality and don't play heavy-duty mobile games.
My Redmi Note 11 on same price has UW camera, IP53 classification, 90hz amoled display, and infrared port
@@yukasidharta997 pretty good
@@leoniek6351 one of the only bad things is IPS display and also what you said, but its justified because of the price, everything else is very good
Quit dissing on headphone jacks.
I, for one, L O V E the fact that my Apple earbuds I purchased in 2015 are STILL GOING STRONG. NO audio degradation in either ear. NO batteries to die/fail on me. NO worrying about dropped wireless connection from some stupid air wave interference. Just good ol headphone wires.
You know I used to think that way... But God damn it when that cord gets snagged on something and tugs the fuck out of your ear I get pissed off. Over-ear wireless headphones you feel so free. And I'm an audiophile and mix music. The bt quality suffices on a good pair and when out n about
I was sold with the headphones jack. Buying one. Really don't need anything but texting, calling, and the ability to be my iPod. I dont do any of the social stuff. Makes me stress out and gives me headaches.
5:30 damn you didn’t need to do them like that
It's funny that the SD card would be more expensive than the phone it is put in😂😂
Not really. 1TB SD cards are 90-110€ at the moment (from SanDisk, so reputable brand).
If you're buying a top-of-the-line gold-plated sd card. It would be like getting a paint job on a 92 Corolla
Would like to see more such budget phone teardowns
I actually really miss having phones with plastic backs, I never worried about dropping those phones and cracking the back glass... Also they were WAY lighter.
Me too. And honestly some of the plastics on even some flagship phones like the pixel 7 pro... When they use that thick quality plastic, I actually prefer the look and feel of it over a glossy back. But of course all plastic is not the same and this Moto g play definitely feels like a bit cheaper... But I use a case anyway. I digress, I agree the glass back is not worth the crack risk
More like these please! Love to see Budget phones give flagships a run for their MONEY!!
The reason Google pixels are so good is because when they bought Motorola, they took all the resources and copy them when they bought them out and then sold them.
Finally, Moto - if you can cover things like their Edge line (in the mid market range, a common competitor for Samsung and such in other countries) I'll be super stoked, would help a bunch!
I am so happy you use the word "hypothesis" correctly. Too many people say theory when it is just a hypothesis.
Hypothetically, you are correct in theory.
I dont understand why companies don't use plastic on the back... almost all phones with glass backs have "frost finishes" which you can literally do with plastic. Not only is plastic cheaper, but it also absorbs impact with the floor better than glass. Frames should stay metal but just put plastic on the back.
I cannot tell you how pleased I am to see a phone with a plastic case and a headphone jack. If the processor isn't garbage, I'll pick one up. I just wish it didn't have a camera bump.
5:36 LISTEN HERE DON'T YOU DARE TRASH TALK THAT KIND OF VIBRATOR! THAT'S THE ONLY KIND THAT CAN MAKE YOUR PHONE PROPERLY BUZZ ON A TABLE LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO!! IT'S THE ONLY KIND THAT YOU CAN FEEL IN YOUR POCKET!!!
NEW STYLE VIBRATORS SUUUUUCCCKCKKKCKCK!!!!!
$149 phone have 90hz. Aren't you ashamed APPLE? 😂
They aren’t because they intentionally don’t put it in.
Seeing a teardown of budget phones like this really astounds me with how much clever engineering went into such a low price point. Not a single millimeter wasted in this phone, really fascinating stuff. I daresay the average person couldnt tell much difference between a 1499 dollar phone and a 149 dollar one, and I certainly couldnt tell what i was missing with my motorola power 2021 for the 2 years i used it. Please do more budget teardowns!
As someone who used both budget phones and flagships... Yeah you can. In 2-3 years generally, when budget phones start being slow as molasses and/or stop getting updates.
0:28 Nostalgic to hear that. 👂🏾🙂
1:58 For real though, I do not care how much internal storage a smartphone has, there should ALWAYS be a microSD card slot present! 😐
5:40 2015 vibrator doing the job. 😏
6:00 A headphone jack soldered onto the motherboard?! 🥴 That is ridiculous! 😬
6:30 Clingy girlfriends and clingy adhesive! 😆 Such an amusing guy! 👏🏾
I have the moto G play 2024. I just got it today. I was crashing at first but now it’s perfectly normal! So it’s fine
Motorola is doing great. It's being able to compete with Xiaomi and others at entry level (up to 250usd). In my country the phone is named Moto G34, and there are slightly pricier ones that are a lot better (Moto G54 and Moto G84). Some of us don't need or don't like or can't afford a flagship and Motorola is giving good alternatives
I think this is moto g04 ... not g34
@@vignesh.s7100 g34
I lov3 the idea of making phone affordable.
This looks cool. Not wrong going back to the basics.
Sure this phone is going to make lots of sales..
Basics are enough stuff for people. Everyone ask for more but no one really uses it. People needs to acknowledge that they need simpler phones like this! Simple, affordable and Quality.
@@Pejelo it's pretty cool.
Really love the simplicity.
Phones shouldn't be highly priced with the rate of development 🙄 in the tech industries
1:04 here you go.
Aunt what do you expect
Love the camera design and how little it rises above the body of the phone!!!
What a startling feature list - this looks worth having just as a backup phone if nothing else, or perhaps an excellent dedicated GPS unit for a bike/motorcycle!
i find mid range phones more impressive nowadays.
the market for them is smaller.
and every time a new one comes out its like 'what features it has that were first seen on a 1k flagship 3 years ago?'
Wow! 🤯 $149 for a smartphone?! That's a steal! Motorola definitely missed the memo on pricing, but hey, we're not complaining! 📱💸
iPhone users are triggered rn
Really enjoyed the torture and teardown tests, lmao. Liked and subscribed.
Really happy to see budget phones returning to the US market. Its not just Indians and Chinese that can't afford to drop 2k on a new phone
Hello Moto ❤
0:19 No no no that's not how you unwrap smartphone in an unboxing
You're supposed to use your teeth
2:51 woah :0 can you teach me how to count?
The other is a flashlight
The fact my phone fell from floor 14 and survive just only with scraches prove this phone is strong enough and from a budget phone is insane, is the g84
I really enjoyed you scratching the phone's plastic it only slightly drove me insane.
Motorola: Makes the best business class radios at insane prices. Also makes some of the neatest FRS radios. But doesn’t even touch the Amateur radio world, and makes the most average phones.
Very thorough video. I got mine last week for $99, courtesy of Consumer Cellular. I had a learning curve to overcome at first, but pretty impressed overall with the phone so far.
I am quite amazed by how robust the Motorola Moto G play is while being budget-friendly. Essentially, you get what you pay for. Some compromises have been made but still, a good choice for those trying to save a few bucks.
Moto means good value. I got my G Pure three years ago from Tracfone when they shut down their 3G network-for free. Does everything I need. Only caveat is, as the most budget Moto of its days, is how slow it can sometimes be. Still available unlocked on Ebay for $60, 70.
Been using chime for years now and to see them sponsoring you is truly amazing. They recognize one of the best channels on TH-cam and partner with him. Win in my book!
I'm glad to see they stuck with that 5000mah battery. My last four phones were the Moto X Pure Edition (2015), Moto G7, Moto G Power 2021 and now the Razr Plus. The battery life is just that. I got so spoiled with not having to charge my phone for days it was a difficult adjustment going to the Razr Plus.
A bargain of a mobile phone! This would be an awesome back up phone, or a second phone. Heck this could be a main phone!
we dont need super fancy mega expensive stuff to sufficiently meet our needs and wants from a smart phone.
This phone would be perfect to be used for next 3-4 years or more , if used with a back cover and protective glass, like every normal being does.
Dang this is surprisingly good for that price, good on Moto for this one.
I just bought this phone today for $70 and was scared when I came across this video, but instead you relieved my concerns! It will definitely hold up to my needs and level of abusiveness. I'm replacing a previous version of the same phone that lasted me several years in spite of me dropping it hard several times.
Just bought a new Moto e14. It only cost £70 at Curry’s …and it works a treat. I don’t use a mobile phone much, but I would still stick with this brand even if I did. Very well made, easy to carry. Can’t complain.
Thanks for adding cloud facts!
I own an earlier version of this phone. I started buying Motorola phones about a decade back and I usually keep them 3 or 4 years before upgrading. I really like Motorola phones and they do everything I need them to do. I have never felt the need to buy a flagship phone and probably never will.
I'm waiting to hear "scratches at level 7 with deeper grooves at level 8" almost 3 years now
Remarkable value for money. Well done Motorola.
A phone for the masses. Thanks for looking at this.