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

Great Value
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.

At Least as Proficient as My Pixel
I have/had a Google Pixel 7 for which I paid approximately $900. Google broke it with the Android 16 update. (You cannot see who is calling and a text box does not bring up the keyboard, so you cannot send a text.) I wanted an inexpensive replacement while I pursue a remedy with Google. I have since bricked the phone.The SIM cards for the two phones are not compatible. The simple solution is to connect to WiFi and install your phone company’s app, which then installs an eSIM. Who knew? Once connected, the phone updates to Android 15, so it is only one version behind.I am a retired executive and don’t use my phone too often. I have Parkinson’s, which makes everything a challenge on a small device with a virtual keyboard. My “command center” is an ultra-powerful desktop running Linux. I do not use the phone for social media, scheduling or email. I just need the basics.The Motorola is at least as fast as the Pixel, has far superior battery life and the screen (which is slightly larger) seems sharper. Call quality is the same. I am getting an all-bar connection to 5G, which is one bar better than the Pixel. Photo quality is about the same. The Motorola seems a bit lighter and is thinner. Never again will I drop almost a thousand dollars on something that might last 2 to 3 years. Doing so is insane.Android is Android. At this price, you cannot go wrong. BTW, I highly recommend Google-Fi, which is loaded with features and very economical. It also connects my LTE watch, which has the same phone number as the phone at no additional charge (both devices ring at the same time).

Perfecto

Was NOT unlocked…….returned item only to find it is now “lost in transit”……What an inconvenience this is. I am still waiting for a resolution to the problem.Unhappy customer.