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Motorola Moto G Max - Reviews and Specs

Motorola Moto G Max
The Motorola Moto G Max is a well-rounded midrange smartphone featuring a 120 Hz display, dependable performance, and a substantial 7,000 mAh battery. Reviews praise its selfies, speakers, and everyday usability while criticizing its LCD panel, average rear cameras, and slow charging.

Pros

+ Smooth 120Hz display
+ Excellent battery life
+ Dependable everyday performance
+ Strong selfie camera
+ Immersive stereo speakers

Cons

- LCD instead of AMOLED
- Average rear cameras
- Relatively slow charging
- Heavy 213-gram body
- Limited software longevity

The Motorola Moto G Max is a midrange 5G smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 processor with 6 GB of RAM. It features a 6.72-inch Full HD IPS display with a smooth 120 Hz refresh rate. Its 7,000 mAh battery delivers impressive endurance, although charging is comparatively slow. Reviewers praise its reliable everyday performance, stereo speakers, appealing design, and capable 32 MP selfie camera. The 50 MP and 8 MP rear cameras offer average image quality, while the LCD panel trails AMOLED-equipped rivals. Overall, the phone earns a good 80 percent rating as a balanced Moto G-series device.

Specifications

Motorola Moto G Max (Moto G Series)
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 8c/8t, 4 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78, 4 x 1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A55, Cortex-A78/A55
Graphics adapter
Memory
6 GB 
Display
6.72 inch 20:9, 2400 x 1080 pixel 392 PPI, Capacitive touchscreen, IPS, glossy: yes, 120 Hz
Storage
128GB / 256GB
Connections
USB-C Power Delivery (PD), Audio Connections: 3.5 mm, Card Reader: microSD, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Sensors: accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.1, GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G, Dual SIM, GPS
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 8.6 x 166.2 x 76.5 ( = 0.34 x 6.54 x 3.01 in)
Battery
7000 mAh Lithium-Ion
Operating System
Android 16
Camera
Primary Camera: 50 MPix + 8MP
Secondary Camera: 32 MPix
Additional features
Keyboard: Virtual keyboard
Weight
213 g ( = 7.51 oz / 0.47 pounds)

 

Price comparison

Average Score: 80% - good
Average of 1 scores (from 4 reviews)
price: - %, performance: 78%, features: - %, display: 80% mobility: 77%, workmanship: 80%, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Motorola Moto G Max

4 reasons to buy Moto G Max and 3 reasons to skip
Source: 91mobiles English
The Moto G Max gets the basics right with a smooth 120Hz display, reliable performance, stereo speakers and impressive battery life. Its 32MP selfie camera is also a strong performer. However, the LCD panel, average rear cameras and relatively slow charging prevent it from being a truly “Max” offering, especially against rivals such as the Redmi Note 17 (review) that offer AMOLED displays and longer software support. The Redmi smartphone also delivers more natural-looking images.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/23/2026
80% Moto G Max review: Moto’s best G series phone yet
Source: 91mobiles English
As part of the G-series, the latest Moto G Max is a well-rounded smartphone. It offers the best of both the Moto G57 Power and G77 Power. This includes a likeable design, a sharp 120Hz display, immersive stereo speakers, dependable everyday performance, capable selfies, and a 7,000mAh battery that can comfortably last a full day. The G Max also offers better software support than some of its more affordable G-series offerings.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/21/2026
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 78% display: 80% mobility: 77% workmanship: 80%
Moto G Max First Impressions
Source: NDTV Gadgets English
That said, the Moto G Max sure seems to be a decent smartphone in this price segment. The handset features a large display and a decent design language. The handset is powered by the Qualcomm chipset, which is good enough to run everyday apps.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/14/2026

Foreign Reviews

Đánh giá Motorola G Max: Camera 200 MP, màn hình AMOLED 1.5K, chip Dimensity 6400
Source: FPT shop VN→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/29/2026

Comment

Qualcomm Adreno 710: Graphics chip for smartphones and tablets, integrated in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC. According to Qualcomm, 2x faster than the old Adreno 644 in the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


SD 6s Gen 4: Mid-range SoC with 8 Kryo cores (4x ARM Cortex A78 2.4 GHz and 4x ARM Cortex-A55 1.8 GHz) and a 5G modem (up to 2.9 Gbps download). The chip is manufactured in the 4nm process at Samsung.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


 

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DeepL / Ninh Duy (Update: 2026-09- 7)