8 reviews for Moto G Play | 2024 | Unlocked | Made for US 4/64GB | 50MP Camera | Sapphire Blue

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   Otto D Woltke – November 28, 2024

   Great option , to not get hit hard on your wallet.
   Obviously the price was great, does not feel like a low budget phone. Pretty speedy, and response full.OS got the upgrade 1 month in. The camera is decent, the audio speakers sound very good. I can’t complain about the display either.Great value/performance.Ok there is one thing, but honestly, I can live with our itUnlock other moto phones, this is missing the twist feature that opens up the camera.And that’s it, that my only gripe…ha ha a software feature because the gyroscope hardware is not present. Also does not have two features that have never used, but at the price I bought this for, would not expect. NFC and wireless charging.

2. 

   Bobvinyl – November 28, 2024

   Best bang for your buck
   I have hated almost every phone I have ever had. While I recognize the need to have a smartphone today, they are overpriced and underperforming and full of useless features that make them less useful and only look good on the spec sheet. That being said, I actually like this phone. It is not perfect. It has a little bit of lag and its camera does not compete with the average flagship model, but at $130, its value far outshines phones that are more expensive. I think what I really like about this phone is that it performs more than adequately and I don’t feel like I’m being fleeced by the manufacturer. If you are a conspicuous consumer, by all means give your hard earned money to Samsung or Apple or Google. If you want good value for your money though, give this phone a shot.

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   paula.m – November 28, 2024

   Impressive, Quality Device – Unbearable Bloatware Ruins IT!!
   How many apps do you think you have on your phone? 40? 50? how about your phone from 2 or 3 years ago? 15-20 tops? LOL ah, yes the days when we got excited to get a few free apps or games on our new phones… alas those days are OVER bro! get you a variation of the moto g device family. Out of the box, she is pretty amazing. I didn’t have a single complaint really. Super fast, tons of storage, great camera, new updated apps, lots of customizing, etc. JUST WONDERFUL. After a few months it happened, the dreaded update in April I think it was, maybe March, I now have 400+ apps. (I will attach a pic, it shows 399, there have been about 30-40 more that have trickled in since the initial dump, which took about 5-7 days to finish up… and 75-80% are “system apps” (bloatware from any and every carrier in fact…. ALL. OF. THEM.) For example, a bluetooth app for t-mobile, & verizon, & sprint, & metro, && cricket. Before you say, “just uninstall them and move on!” – I did. I have. I’ve factory reset twice and they’re just BUILT INTO THE phones disk memory. There simply is no “delete” them. Some of them, as duplicatory as they are, messing around with them can still brick up your jawn within a few clicks… and before you even start, you are not a dev… so chill, I mean neither am I… but you just stay out of that menu, that app, and that folder. Really, who knows why they name everything in tech sketchy stuff like “com.sys.IM-WATCHING-YOU-PAM.000” and “<%real/secret/23-LISTENER999>… but anyways… JUST PROMISE ME, YOU WON’T GET INTO THAT APP, OR FOLDER…. okay?So Motorola should reimburse me for having to put myself through IT school to teach myself to operate on this phones guts and remove all these garbage apps manually to create the phone I thought I purchased. All you can do is force stop and disable them. Buuut I still feel like they are gathering data, bc, why wound’t they be. Its not just this model either, my partner has the moto g stylus 5g and its even worse on theirs. the play store basically never gets a break from constant updates (and then theres the transferring of precious data to the mother ship)yeaaaa we also had to upgrade our home internet plan and router because of all this. We couldn’t both use the wifi at the same time doing anything at all. it was crazy. allllllso the apps are gathering intense amounts of data and ALL WANT crazy permissions that have nothing to do with the app itself. like the calculator wants camera permissions… nuts. The sheer number of apps that require making system changes or having total device control… it was too much. I would almost ask for a refund, but from what I see these days most phones are leaning that direction, making money off our god given ones and zeros…. and then still try and look at us in the eyes while they sputter out the retail price of the next generation of your favorite device. can’t even hold it down on a free case or something..THEN – – when you finally get a break from force quitting and removing permissions that, somehow keep TURNING BACK on… you might have a few minutes to enjoy a quick photoshoot. NOPE. the camera app it comes with stinks, it just soooo basic.. so then you think, oh, i’ll download a cool camera app off play store… NOPE. theres a fricking governor on the camera. That makes it so NO 3rd party camera app will get full usage of ALL THE MEGA PIXELS YOU PAID YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY FOR (48 megs to be precise, which is overkill, but still, you will be lucky to get to use 10 or 12 MP!!)Seriously. And JUST as google starts conveniently implementing the awesome 2 step verification, and authentication keys…. JUST in time for you to have to answer to your wife about why you don’t have as much info in your google takeout as she does… yikes… oh and squeeze on some more of that exact same conversation about your FB activity as well.. yaaaaay.So, let me get this straight… I now have to REMEMBER ALL MY UNIQUE PASSWORDS && double log in, && verify 3 ways, all to check a notification thats just a promotional email about the new apps GEWG will put out next week. AND then FINALLY the google security come forward to say they don’t trust my log in (bc i’ve got a VPN) – – – (from guess who – G1 – duh!) and they really cant tell the difference between MY REAL actual login on my trusted device from what it must assume is a HAKKr logging in 3 states away. . . . . . E.V.E.R.Y. LOG – INNNN!at this point i am thinking about a jitterbug and some stress eating of sour worms to relax.but yeah the phones cool, other than that.

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   Brian M. Edwards – November 28, 2024

   Very Good Budget Phone
   I received this yesterday and have tried it out for nearly 24 hours now. I will be using this as a back up phone.The pluses.Nice big clear and bright screen.I like the case and the color. It looks and feel quite decent,Good, responsive touchscreen with good colors.Good wifi and bluetooth. On screen keyboard is also easy to use.Large battery, I charged it to 100 % last night and its still at 70%Good sound quality and fairly loud speakers.Negatives.There is some lag but that is in comparison to my “high end” main phone but I consider it to be more than acceptable.The cameras have great colors are appear to be over processed.If this was for use as my main shooter, it would not be acceptable but for the bargain price, and considering that this is budget phone, both front and rear cameras will suffice.Not too keen on the side finger print reader, it does work and actually responds quite fast, I don’t care for the location.So as a budget back up phone, there are some negatives but I can live with them all.Not; the first two photos were taken with the rear came at high resolution. The third was taken with the front facing camera. The last two were taken indoors in a restaurant setting on high resolution.I quite like this phone. I had been considering a 5 year old phone for a back up…. It still had really good specs but I was concerned about the battery and how much longer it would work. Also there would not be any security updates on an older phone but this is from 2024 and has already done several updates since I first powered it on, and it is due to be upgraded to Android 14 later this summer. ( I mention this because there are surely other folks looking for a budget back up phone.)Also, since I don’t play any games, I cant offer any opinions in that respect.For a back up phone, its ideal and I recommend it!

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   Rose – November 28, 2024

   Phenomenal for the price!
   A very premium feeling and looking phone for the price. Even for a few hundred more dollars it would feel like a steal. Some applications and games ran a bit slow, but that’s to be expected with a phone in this price range. If you don’t need the most powerful phone and only really plan to browse social media, text, and make phone calls, this is the phone for you.

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   Horacio Antonio Avelar – November 28, 2024

   very good

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   Francis – November 28, 2024

   A budget phones serves all your needs for a second phone. Bit slow.

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   Inmate #03316429 – November 28, 2024

   Was easy to set up for my daughter. Can’t go wrong with a hundred dollar(the suggested retail price) phone that does everything the others do.It’s a bit slow, but works lol.Very very slow.Feel over charged at 200$ not a good buy. Id return it but Im too late.