User Reviews – Moto G 5G | 2024 | Unlocked | Made for US 4/128GB | 50MP Camera

User Reviews – Moto G 5G | 2024 | Unlocked | Made for US 4/128GB | 50MP Camera

About this item

• Immersive 120Hz display and Dolby Atmos: Watch movies and play games on a fast, fluid 6.6″ display backed by multidimensional stereo sound.
• 50MP Quad Pixel camera system: Capture sharper photos day or night with 4x the light sensitivity—and explore up close using the Macro Vision lens.
• Superfast 5G performance: Unleash your entertainment at 5G speed with the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 octa-core processor.
• Massive battery and speedy charging: Work and play nonstop with a long-lasting 5000mAh battery, then fuel up fast with TurboPower.
• Premium design within reach: Stand out with a stunning look and comfortable feel, including a vegan leather back cover that’s soft to the touch and fingerprint resistant.
• Tons of built-in ultrafast storage: Get plenty of room for photos, movies, songs, and apps—and add up to 1TB with a microSD card
• A minimum device refresh rate of 60Hz and a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz; actual refresh rate may be less and will vary based on app/content limitations and requirements, device mode settings, and other factors.

• The 50MP sensor combines 4 pixels into 1, for an effective photo resolution of 12.5MP.
• 5G service available with 5G plan. 5G network coverage required; available only in select areas; device not compatible with all 5G networks. Contact your service provider for details. Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries.
• Charger may be sold separately. Maximum 18W TurboPower charging speed on device. In-box charger varies by market. Check with your carrier or retailer for availability. Supports up to 1T microSD card, microSD cards sold separately. Content with DRM restrictions may not be able to be moved to the card.

Top Reviews from the United States

User Review #1: 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2025

I will start off by saying I have no interest in $1000+ cell phones – to me they are disposable devices that get replaced every few years. That said, this is the perfect phone for my purposes. The coverage (carrier dependent), audio, display quality and speed are perfect for my needs. I use the this as – wait for it – a phone – as well for texting and taking some pictures, mapping directions, etc.
This is my 4th or 5th Motorola phone, and I have always been happy with the value proposition. Even through my former carrier the Motorola phones have always had much less bloatware than, say Samsung (ugh) which loads up their phones with all kinds of nonsense. When you buy it unlocked it comes with even less bloatware, and you can delete or disable most of it.
It is much faster than my old phone, which one would expect, with 8MB of RAM, and 128MB of internal storage. There are several things I like about this phone, a couple being that it still has a headphone jack, and also it will take a micro SD card for additional storage. Both of these features are found on very few phones these days. There are 2 features that are unique to Motorola on the phones I have had, including this one, that are REALLY convenient. You can open the camera app just by twisting your wrist, and you can turn on the flashlight by a chopping motion – no screen to wake up or app to start up – brilliant really.
Also, the battery life (5000ma) is phenomenal. I can use it all day, leave it overnight, and it will still have plenty of charge the next day. I really only charge it every other day. I will note that I turn off as many background processes as I can, don’t watch movies on the phone (really?), and in general use it as a tool, not a brain-sucking toy (editorial comment :-). If you want a well functioning device and don’t want to spend huge dollars this phone may be right for you.

177 people found this helpful

User Review #2: 5.0 out of 5 stars Professional reviewers top choice in 2024 for $300 phone. Now for less than $175

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2025

This review is for the Motorola Moto G Power 5 G – 2024
All through 2024, this was regarded – by most professional review sites – as the best or at least one of the top three – choices of smartphones priced in the $300 range. Samsung’s A25 and a Nord phone I forget the model listed as close competitors.

Right now, you can get this phone for less than $180. It curb stomps the $200 competition from 2024 and 2025 – say Samsung’s A16. And it is also – arguably – a better phone than the 2025 Moto G Power 5G. The 2025 model of this phone costs $300 and is actually slower. It gets better water protection for 2025 but the processor is slower. Everything else carries over from 2024. If buying now saving $125 and getting the 2024 model seems smart.

It’s not the equal of a 2024/2025 flagship phone. But depending on what you need or is important to you, there is tremendous value here:
The screen is an LCD. But it’s a premium (IPS) LCD that gets plenty bright. I can read it outdoors just fine
The processor is a solid mid range choice. It isn’t as fast as the best – but it’s much better than the slower processors found on $200 or less phones.
It comes with 8 GB of memory – which is now the sweet spot for Android. The 4GB on $200 or less phones is just not enough anymore. The phone switches quickly between tabs and apps.
128 GB of storage – plenty for most users and you can expand the storage with an SD card
Battery is 5000 mAh and with the efficient CPU most users will have all day power.
Camera is admittedly a weak area for this phone – and Motorola phones in general. It is “good enough” for casual picture taking. Which is good enough for me.
Motorola gestures are wonderful. I’ve had a Pixel for the last four years and I’m soooo glad to be back to chopping for the light to come on and twisting to launch the camera.
It has a headphone jack and a built in FM radio tuner.

This phone is just an incredible value at the current price.

10 people found this helpful

User Review #3: 4.0 out of 5 stars Good price on a nice phone

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025

I’ve had two Moto Power models. I like the battery time, and the no frills style of phone.
The one frills I liked on my previous model was two of the gestures – shake for flashlight, rotate for camera. I upgraded the OS shortly after getting this phone and neither of those gestures work on this model. Perhaps that will get fixed with a later update?

Also a little disappointed with the lack of ringtones to replace the dopey one that is the default (it says “hello moto”, so stupid). But that is easy to fix so not a big issue. That spurred me to browse a few and I quickly found one that I really like.

The issues are all minor. Bottom line is this is still the phone I like – good battery life, inexpensive, and functional.

14 people found this helpful

User Review #4: 5.0 out of 5 stars Best Moto G Power to 2025

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2025

The G Power 5G 2024 continues the reputation of the G series of being bang for buck and reliable. This is a 4th Moto G phone to add to our household, all working like new since 2022. I need phones for communication and a road warrior tool. Faster speed always helps.

Over a week, its a solid performer out of the box, and lives up to the advertised tech spec. No bugs or glitches. I’ll touch items not mentioned in other reviews, and address some criticisms.

The 2024 its a substantial upgrade from prior Power Models and SoC is faster than the 2025. Geekbench score shows its speed and its easily noticeable in use. If you prefer OLED screens, the Stylus 2024 is equally well made and slightly better hardware, for $70+ more, or more IP proofing, the 2025 is $120 more.

Its faster CPU, 120 refresh rate, more RAM, and 5G are power hungry, you’d expect runtime to shorten, as it has the same 5Ah battery of the series. Luckily, Android 15 has better power management which are implemented well and options to save even more. With these, battery life is as good or better than my 4G only phones without sacrificing performance. Its a key reason I didn’t mind a 5G phone now, as early 5G phones suffered this issue.

The 2024 has a battery wear saver by limiting charging to 80% SoC which I previously emulated using aftermarket apps. It fast charges faster than my prior Moto phones which uses Turbo Power.

I migrated my prior phone with the phone’s built in tool, connect both with the supplied USB-C cable and it “cloned” the phone automatically. It copied everything, including desktops and Android configurations, such as fingerprints, Moto Actions and Camera settings which didn’t happen on my last upgrade in 2022. I did have to re-log chat apps and configure non-gmail email.

After the phone finished initialization, it installed all prior firmware updates up to Feb 2025. It was over 6, and took 6+ hours but the phone could be use while it updated. LCD is close to and as clear as the stylus pOLED 2024 in dpi, so images are as sharp, but pOLED is much brighter and has greater dynamic range, particularly viewed in sunlight. Its dual SIM and easily switched to either, allowing full customization to each SIM, one SIM card and another eSIM. Wifi is still 802.11ac, 300Mbps, similar to the 2022 Stylus, tested with Ookla. Its USB-C jacked but 2.0 speed. Wifi Calling works on both SIMs. I put a 256GB microSD, formatted and transferred all the photos in the phone carried over by the migration to the card. The camera works well, but I haven’t compared its quality to better phones. It has great stereo sound, bluetooth connectivity, and plays 4K videos perfectly. I do not play games, use NFC, or wireless charging, so did not test its capability here.

User Review #5: 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent phone for professional and personal use

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2025

I purchased this as soon as it was available and have been using this phone for over a year. Despite the current price being 50‰ than its original, I am 100% delighted with my purchase.

I am now an enthusiastic Motorola fan based on the affordable price, quality, ease of setup and use, the storage capacity of the device, the capability of expanding the system with a sim card, long battery life and useful features too numerous to state.

Having had extensive use of most android and Apple phones priced between $500-$1600, I honestly found this model to be superior.

There are useful features for maintaining the life of the device and battery with multiple options. I use the overcharge protection option to limit battery charge to 80% which keeps the battery healthy.

There are many ways to personalize the phone to optimize your use. I have had no problems with syncing to my macbook air and pro.

I highly recommend this moto g power 5g 2024.

11 people found this helpful

User Review #6: 5.0 out of 5 stars Professionalism in a budget phone!

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2025

This phone is outstanding! I bought it for my mom. I was upgrading her old a10e Samsung and this phone completely blew away my expectations. It IS unlocked and has 128gb and 8gb of ram. It handles apps like a pro and it’s camera is amazing for it to be a budget phone.

Setup was easy, all I had to do was attach the cable to both phones and it automatically downloaded all of her apps. It charges fast and has an excellent battery life.

It is fast and efficient. I am so happy I went with Motorola. I was going to buy her another Samsung A phone but it had less gb ram compared to this phone and was $20 higher!

I highly recommend this phone to anyone looking for a replacement. The screen and display are nice and bright and clear. The volume is excellent on it. Heck, I may even consider one of these when I upgrade from my S10+!

38 people found this helpful

User Review #7: 5.0 out of 5 stars Good price, great phone

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2025

I have been Samsung since smartphones came out. I got tired of the same Samsung phone so I got a zflip5. I love it and it gave me nostalgia for flip phones but then I got tired of flipping it open and missed having a regular smartphone. So after a lot of research, I ended up buying this motorola for a good price and I love it! I like the moto ui. It’s a great change from Samsungs one ui. I like Motorola a lot more. This phone does everything I want and need and I didn’t have to make a bunch of payments. I will never go back to buying an expensive phone again. I have Verizon, so having an unlocked phone makes me feel good to change providers whenever I want to. I love the leather on the phone and I love having simple 2 cameras instead of huge cameras on the back.

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