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Motorola Moto G

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Motorola Moto G

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87 Engadget Score
An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.
87

An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.

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The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands of weighted data points (such as critic and user reviews).

Engadget Review

Oh, how far we've come. Smartphone makers are really trying to nail the "high-quality, low-cost" formula this year, and they're working up ways to sell straight to consumers too. Even with all that new competition, the Motorola Moto G's blend of performance, clean software and a mostly solid camera make it the best bang for your Android buying buck... for now, anyway.

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Pros
  • Fast, fluid performance
  • Camera is a big leap over last year's model
  • Finally has US LTE support
  • That price!
Cons
  • Camera is weak in low light
  • Notification light is gone
  • Base model only has 1GB of RAM

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83
 
Average Critic Score
Critic Reviews 10
90
 
Average User Score
User Reviews 3
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Key Specs

Type
Smartphone
Operating system
Android
Screen size
522
Internal memory
81
Camera
Yes
Type
Operating system
Screen size
Internal memory
Camera
Smartphone
Android
522
81
Yes

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87 Engadget Score
An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.
87

An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.

How we score

The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands of weighted data points (such as critic and user reviews).

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87
 

User Reviews

90
Mototom
I bought this to replace my still-in-contract Samsung Galaxy S5 Active and am...read more
90
cchadwick00
For the price I'm not sure any other phone can match what the Moto G has to...read more
90
khanhsk
The best in its category. We highly recommend it. - Engadget
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