Motorola Moto G Play 2024

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Reviews for the Motorola Moto G Play 2024

80% Motorola Moto G Play (2024) review: Getting back into the budget groove
Source: Android Police
If you stack this phone up against more expensive devices, and I'm not even talking $1000 phones, but some as much as $325, like the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, you'll get a more powerful and complete smartphone experience. But for $150 and even looking at $200, it's a pretty solid device. Motorola made the right concessions in building a budget smartphone and learned from its mistakes in the 2023 variant. For someone on a tight budget or looking for a first phone for their kid, the Motorola Moto G Play (2024) can fit that bill. The phone isn't going to win any performance battles or wow everyone with its photography prowess. But it has great battery life, runs mostly stutter-free, and has a very serviceable camera. Pair those features with Motorola's clean version of Android 13, and you end up with a reliable smartphone for less than a weekly trip to the grocery store.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/29/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%

Motorola Moto G Play (2024) Smartphone Review
Source: OI Spice Tech News
The Motorola Moto G Play (2024) smartphone possesses a unique set of features and hardware that make it better than all other smartphones in the same price range. The US market is a tricky one to crack but we believe the smartphone has a real chance, especially at that price tag. Its pros include the design, display, camera, and even battery. But it has one major con and that’s the lack of 5G connectivity, which can be a deal breaker for some users. But at this specific price tag, you not are likely to get a 5G phone. So, if 5G is not a priority for you, this smartphone will provide a lot and it will be more worth spending. But if 5G is a priority for you and you are looking for an alternative smartphone then you will have to spend some extra cash to get the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G which comes with 5G support and also a better display, chipset, camera, and even battery. However, the final decision is up to you, so it is better to choose a smartphone based on your requirements and needs.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/14/2024

70% Motorola Moto G Play (2024) Review: Outclassed By Its Predecessors
Source: Slashgear
My time with the Motorola Moto G Play (2024) was a bit of a mixed experience. For a $150 device, the design was quite pleasing to the eye, the display was decent, and it offered fantastic battery life. The overall performance was all over the place. The device can handle the basics, and from my gaming tests, it can do a bit more. It just doesn't do it smoothly. The constant lag caused the device to feel a bit jittery and it was a jarring experience overall. The Moto G Play (2024) is quite the upgrade from the Moto G Play (2023) edition. It has a much-improved processor, double the internal storage, and an extra GB of RAM. The Moto G Play (2024) even gives more expensive devices like the Moto G Stylus a run for its money. Motorola is aiming this device at the ultra-budget shopper or as a first-time smartphone for young kids.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/29/2024
Rating: Total score: 70%

This Smartphone is $149 - Motorola Missed the Memo...
Source: JerryRigEverything
We test a lot of thousand dollar smartphone flagships. But today we move to the opposite end of the spectrum and test a budget $149 dollar smartphone. This little android phone has a single camera on the back and appears to be entirely made form plastic. BUT has a 1tb SD Card slot - which is rather incredible. A full size 6.5 inch 90hz refresh rate screen all while only costing 149 bucks?!
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/28/2024

60% Motorola Moto G Play (2024) Review
Source: PC Mag
The 2024 Moto G Play offers several impressive upgrades over last year's model, including faster performance and more storage—and it costs $20 less. Unfortunately, the lack of 5G connectivity and the short-term software support hold the phone back. If you're willing to spend an extra $50, we highly recommend the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, our Editors' Choice winner. It offers better cameras, a higher-resolution screen, and longer battery life, as well as a much more generous commitment to software and security updates. It's pricier, but almost certain to last you longer.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/28/2024
Rating: Total score: 60%

Foreign Reviews

I switched to this $150 Motorola phone for two weeks, and it went surprisingly well
Source: ZDNet DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/07/2024

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Qualcomm Adreno 610: Integrated (in the Snapdragon 665) graphics card based on the Adreno 600 architecture. The performance of the GPU is between the Adreno 510 and 512/612 and therefore in the lower mid range. Supports DirectX11_1, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

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

SD 680: Fast mid-range ARM SoC with 8 CPU Kryo 265 cores (four fast 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 based cores in a cluster and four power saving ARM Cortex-A53 based cores at 1.8 GHz) and a rather slow Adreno 610 GPU. Manufactured in 6 nm.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

6.50":

It is a small display format for smartphones. You shouldn't be severely defective in vision, and you won't see much detail on the screen and only have a small resolution available. For that, the device should be small and handy, easy to transport.

Motorola: Founded in 1928, the US-based company mainly focuses on communication technology such as smartphones. The original company Motorola Inc was split up in 2011. Motorola Mobility got the smartphone division and was taken over by Google in 2012 and Lenovo in 2014.

The company is known for its cell phones and other electronic devices such as smartwatches, tablets and accessories. Motorola was one of the first companies to produce cell phones, and in recent years has also innovated in the areas of 5G technology and modular smartphones (Moto Mods). Motorola is also active in public safety and professional communications, providing solutions for government agencies, businesses and other organizations. The company has operations in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America and employs more than 10,000 people worldwide. 

70%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

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