Brief Summary
This video reviews the 2025 Moto G, a $200 budget phone with a focus on design, battery life, and essential features. The phone includes a vegan leather back, a 6.7-inch HD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 5,000 mAh battery. It also features a 50MP main camera, a 16MP selfie camera, and runs on Android 15 with guaranteed updates. The reviewer highlights the importance of managing RAM boost settings and being cautious of the 64GB storage model due to shared storage with RAM.
- Premium design with vegan leather back.
- Long battery life with a 5,000 mAh battery.
- Software support with Android 15 and guaranteed updates.
Introduction to the 2025 Moto G
The 2025 Moto G is introduced as a $200 budget phone that offers a premium feel due to its design and vegan leather back, a feature found in Motorola's higher-end phones. Available in Forest Gray and Sapphire Blue, the phone has a Motorola logo and a camera setup that looks impressive for its price range. It comes with 128GB of storage and 4GB of RAM, with an additional RAM boost feature that borrows storage space to double as RAM.
Display, Battery, and Cameras
The phone features a 6.7-inch HD+ (720p) display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The display is sharp enough for video watching. It has a 5,000 mAh battery, ensuring more than a day of use. The front camera is a 16-megapixel selfie camera capable of taking regular and portrait shots. The reviewer was impressed with the selfie camera's performance, especially in good lighting. The phone does not shoot 4K video due to the screen resolution but supports 1080p at 30 frames per second.
Rear Camera and Performance
The rear camera setup includes a 50-megapixel main camera and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The reviewer expresses that a 2-megapixel macro lens may not be very useful and an ultrawide or telephoto lens would have been preferable. The phone comes with Android 15 and will receive two years of operating system updates and three years of security patches. It supports USB-C charging at 30 watts and includes a headphone jack.
Storage and Usage
The phone has 128GB of storage, but a 64GB model is also available. The reviewer advises caution when considering the 64GB model, as the shared storage for RAM boost could significantly limit available space. The phone supports SD cards for expandable storage up to a terabyte. It is suitable for light gaming and day-to-day tasks but not for graphically intensive games at max settings.
RAM Boost Settings and Features
By default, the RAM boost setting is on AI RAM boost with 2GB allocated. The reviewer recommends changing this setting to use the full 8GB of storage for RAM boost to improve performance. This can be done in the settings under system, then performance, and finally RAM boost. The phone has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and facial recognition for biometrics. It also has IP52 dust and water resistance.
Additional Features and Conclusion
The phone features stereo speakers, Gorilla Glass 3 for scratch resistance, 5G, and Wi-Fi 5. While it lacks Wi-Fi 6 or 7, it includes essential features for most users. The reviewer concludes that the 2025 Moto G is a decent phone for $200, suitable for multimedia, with a good screen, speakers, and camera. He advises caution regarding carrier models and the 64GB storage option, recommending an SD card to mitigate storage limitations.
