Summary

Proposed at 249 euros, the Motorola Moto G 5G is positioned as an affordable mid -range.But can he compete with Chinese competition (Xiaomi, Realme...))?This is what we will try to know in this complete test of the G 5G motorcycle.

Motorola Moto G 5G // Source: Arnaud Gelineau - Frandroid

With its G 5G motorcycle, Motorola tries to bring compatibility with the new mobile network at very low prices.Is it interesting?Answer in our test.

This M 5G motorcycle test was carried out with a smartphone loaned by the brand.

Technical sheet of the Motorola Moto G 5G

The G 5G motorcycle is massive and a little dated, but effective

Like most smartphones in this price range, the G 5G motorcycle has a well -integrated plastic shell.We can draw some advantages of this material, starting with a smaller weight on phones that are increasingly heavy, but we realize quickly when we take the G 5G motorcycle in hand that this is not his case.With its 212 grams on the scale (for 166.1 x 76.1 x 9.9 mm), the G 5G motorcycle is massive.Motorola preferred to bet on autonomy (we will come back to it).So it wants to be more practical than aesthetics, it is a choice.

Motorola Moto G 5G // Source: Arnaud Gelineau - Frandroid

Overall, this is a phone that you don't get out of your pocket to strut.It is imposing with its 6.7 -inch screen and large borders, and will not allow you to shine in society.He nevertheless inspires confidence by his already tested features, his fingerprint sensor that falls under the finger when looking for it, his port jack on the lower slice or even its sparkled on/off button in order to easily recognize ittouch.

However, some elements do not deceive, it is indeed a smartphone launched in 2020.On its lower edge is a USB-C port, at the rear there is a square photo module reminiscent of a die and at the front the centered bubble remains more discreet than a notch despite its size still significant.

This design does not only have advantages.In addition to his weight already mentioned, we can also cite the fact that he tends to quickly slide from the hands, to hang the fingerprints and that his button dedicated to Google Assistant, on the left edge, is a bit high for right -handersin addition to being dispensable.

Motorola Moto G 5G // Source: Arnaud Gelineau - Frandroid

Those who are afraid to drop it because of its soap effect can be reassured: Motorola includes a transparent silicone shell in the box.This even makes it possible to flatten the back of the phone (the photo module being slightly prominent) and thus avoid a slight imbalance when the phone is placed flat on a table or desktop.

A balanced, but slightly faded screen

The G 5G motorcycle has a large 6.7 -inch LCD (LTPS) slab in Full HD+ (2,400 x 1,080 pixels), which gives a density of 394 pixels per inch.Difficult therefore to spot the naked pixels, unless you stick your retina against the screen and look for the little beast.

Its brightness extends from 3 to 440 cd/m², which is passable, but should be enough in the majority of cases.Even outside, the screen remains readable, unless you are in a particularly sunny and poorly exposed place.

L’écran du Motorola Moto G 5G // Source: Arnaud Gelineau - Frandroid

Likewise, its contrast measured at 970: 1 by our probe (and with Calman software) leaves something to be desired while remaining correct on this price range.We are however very (very very) far from the contrast of an OLED screen, with dark areas was lacking in depth.

As for its colorimetry, it is completely in what is expected of this segment: good without being perfect.We measure a temperature of 6990 k, closer to the 7000 so than the 6,500 k of an ideal calibration.It is still a good score with regard to its low price.

Note that the refresh rate also remains limited to 60 Hz.We did not necessarily expect this price range in 2020, but the Mi 10T Lite showed that a 120 Hz screen is accessible at 250 euros.

Android almost pure (but without its main quality)

For a long time already, the idea of Motorola has been to offer a very "pure" interface, with very few changes compared to the copy of Google.It is a good way to keep your phones up to date at a lower cost and avoid overloading the experience, which tends to postpone certain potential buyers.

The interface of the Motorola Moto G 5G is purified // Source: Arnaud Gelineau - Frandroid

Unfortunately, the G 5G motorcycle is a mid -range phone, at the edge of entry -level, and this is felt on its software monitoring.Despite its little modified interface, it still runs on Android 10 months after the launch of Android 11.

It would not be a serious defect on this price slice if at least the security patches were pushed correctly, which is not the case since at the time of writing these lines, the G 5G motorcycle always turnsUnder the November patch, 3 months late.We always stay average for this kind of device, but the excuse no longer holds to expand the interface a little.

There are still some features specific to Motorola and present for years already, such as the different gestures allowing to quickly turn on the torch lamp, launch the camera, split the screen in half, etc..There is also an "attentive screen" mode so that it does not put itself on standby when you look at it, an audio equalizer, a game mode and others.

Nevertheless, navigation lacks fluidity.The animations are slow and sometimes jerky, which should no longer exist in 2021, even on an entry -level smartphone.

No problem playing with the G 5G motorcycle

The G 5G motorcycle is equipped with a Snapdragon 750g SOC, a chip thought for the game, coupled with 4 GB of RAM.It is a completely correct combination for this segment and sufficient to run without worry the games that are not too greedy.

Here are its encrypted results in benchmarks:

On paper, the G 5G motorcycle is therefore doing better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and Realme 7 Pro, the two reference smartphones on this price range.

In practice, you can use the G 5G motorcycle to run some games.Arena of Valor for example turns in medium+ at 30 fps without suffering from the slightest slowdown.HD mode, on the other hand, is not available.Even 3D games like Call of Duty Mobile run without worry if you did not push all the graphic parameters to the maximum.You can still play with the graphics in "high" without undergoing the slightest fall of Framerate.

The really very greedy or badly optimized titles may however request some additional concessions, but that remains quite occasional compared to the titles available on the Google Play Store.

A bit bland photo part

For the photo, the G 5G motorcycle rests on 3 modules:

On its main sensor, the G 5G motorcycle is honorably doing it in broad daylight.By zooming a little too much, we notice that the bitter could be better, the colors lack liveliness, but the exhibition remains satisfactory and the HDR mode does the trick.Even in a little more difficult conditions, it is doing well.As long as your target does not move too much, you will have correct memories inside, although a little burned.

Motorola Moto G 5G // Source: Arnaud Gelineau - Frandroid

At night, same observation: the rendering is a little pale and a little rough, but the whole is pretty good and manages the exhibition of very contrasting scenes well.For this price range, it's pretty good.Depending on the situations, he tries his elbow with the Redmi Note 9 Pro.Sometimes he leaves distance, sometimes he surpasses it.Competition nevertheless offers more warm colors scenes.

Night mode for its part sheds light on the scene too much and does not bring enough details in the dark areas which then quickly become very droolless.

The ultra-wide-angle sensor, however, is much less satisfactory.The bitter is much less good, even by day, while the other faults remain present.At night, it's even worse since the overall brightness collapses quickly, making most of the shots unusable.He borders on the gadget.Bonus point: even in the angles the deformations are well attenuated.

The macro sensor is as always a bit gadget.We would prefer that manufacturers incorporate a better quality ultra-angle than a third 2 MP sensor which is far too quickly limited.

Finally, the front sensor rises to 16 MP, but with a quad pixel technology for a rendering of only 4 Mpx.This is felt on the final result which lacks precision.He nevertheless manages to properly manage the dynamics of an image.The portrait mode is random, falling once on two in the coarse cutting traps (the glasses, between the fingers ...).

A autonomy always at the top

Autonomy is always a point put forward at Motorola and with its 5000 mAh battery, the G 5G motorcycle is no exception.Clearly, you will have no trouble having two full days with this smartphone which allowed us to use our screen for about 10 hours before making the soul with mixed use combining social networks, YouTube videos, web navigation or evenemail consultation.

The recharge of the Motorola Moto G 5G is done in USB-C // Source: Arnaud Gelineau-Frandroid

On our Smartvis automated test, the G 5G motorcycle held 16 hours and 48 minutes, making it the second most enduring phone tested in our columns after the Wiko View 5 Plus.Of course, these tests were carried out in 4G only and for a smartphone having "5G" in its name, it will be necessary to verify that the consumption of the new network does not lower its autonomy too much.

In terms of recharge, however, Motorola remains faithful to her habits again by prevailing the capacity of the accumulator rather than its fast charge potential.To recover all of its battery, it will therefore take approximately 2 hours.

Where to buy the Motorola Moto G 5G?

The Motorola Moto G 5G is already available at the recommended price of 249 euros.

Among the smartphones at less than 300 euros, so he comes to compete with the Xiaomi Mi 10t Lite, but also the Redmi Note 10 Pro or the Realme 7 Pro for those who are ready to add an additional 50 euros ... which is notstill not nothing in this price slice.

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