This does mean it can feel a bit excessive for those with small hands though, with a bit of stretching needed when reaching for the fingerprint sensor in particular. Although the moto G50 has a nicely sized screen, its 1600 x720 resolution is a little disappointing when you consider many smartphones have 1080p displays in this day and age. On the right-hand side there's the volume rocker, power button, and a dedicated Google Assistant button. Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year. While the reality is that you might not have 5G in your area yet, it’s still a great feature to have on an affordable Android handset.

The case also has easy access to all the buttons and charging port so it doesn’t hinder your everyday use. It’s a 720p screen, not the 1080p kind you get with the Moto G G5, and it has a teardrop notch rather than the punch hole style considered more “current”, “stylish” or “expensive” by some. It looks like it’s smoothing only, as the marks of my skin gradually get airbrushed out of existence.It would have been nice to see a punch-hole selfie camera, rather than a more distracting teardrop notch. As you'd expect, it's a fingerprint magnet too, but it's far from the only phone to have this minor flaw. With no optical zoom you won't be able to zoom in particularly well, though the digital zoom will do in a bind, if you simply can't do without zooming. That’s a couple of hours ahead of the other Motorola-branded competition, and seven hours ahead of the non Motos in our roundup. In terms of brightness, the measured 431cd/m² is a little low for an IPS screen, but it’s still bright enough for comfortable use on all but the brightest of sunny days.

Bear in mind if you're a keen gamer, you've only got 64GB of storage to play with, so you may wish to take advantage of the ability to add a microSD card to bump up your storage space. It’s also a clear step down from the last-generation Moto G 5G Plus, which was (/is) not much more expensive. The top of the phone houses a single microphone, while the back has a triple-camera system and a fingerprint scanner disguised as a Motorola logo. This case is made of luxurious leather coated PC hard back which ensures a strong grip on the phone so it doesn’t slip out your hands.This phone has a triple camera array, but it feels like a single camera one because there is no zoom or ultra-wide lens. Those who pay attention to Snapdragon chipset numbers may worry that the Snapdragon 480 5G is pretty slow, as it's a lower model number than you might see elsewhere. None of the Moto G50 cameras are great, and night-time photography is poor even with the help of the brightness-boosting Night Vision mode. But bear it in mind if you prefer the punch hole style, seen in the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite and Oppo A54 5G. LCD 90Hz display, 4GB of RAM, a massive 5000mAh battery, and powered by Snapdragon 480 5G octa-core processor.

display with a 90Hz refresh rate, a 5000mAh battery that provides up to two days of juice, a triple camera system, 5G connectivity, and more. The case is designed with high-quality TPU and PC material to protect your phone from all angles and the raised edges around the camera and screen keep it safe from drops, shocks and scratches. The image is even noisier, and any sense of detail is replaced with a blur as the camera sensor clearly struggles to cope. It also features a built-in adjustable ring bracket which can pop out as a kickstand for hands-free watching experience.

Crafted with premium leather and hard PC shell, the case provides adequate protection while acting as a wallet for storing your cards and money in the case. Not content with just having a Play, Plus and Power variant of the G each year, Motorola has now gone into double and triple figures with its numbering system. phones like the Moto G50 can and do still look pretty sharp, but on switching from the Oppo A54 5G, there was a clear step down.

You’ll have to run it at reduced graphics settings, and even then dips below 30fps are fairly common. The rear cameras also come with lots of other features, including shot optimisation, HDR (high-dynamic range for a better image), a timer, a portrait mode, macro, panorama, live filter, smart composition, auto smile capture, gesture selfie, cinemagraph, active photos, RAW photo output, best shot, a high-res zoom and more. The case gives maximum shock resistance, stays pocket-friendly, and provides maximum protection against dirt, scratches, drops and impacts. And while the lens can struggle a little with intense light sources (ie the sun), introducing purple colour noise at times, this usually isn’t too glaring if you keep your lens clean. The overhead bezel protects the screen and camera and the flexible rubber inner frame provides an extra cushion to absorb the shocks and squeezing and protects the phone from accidental drops.But should you need more memory, you’ll be happy to learn that the moto G50 also provides 1TB of expandable storage via a MicroSD card.