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GROUP TEST BUDGET PHONES

£159

IT’S A CRACKER
You might want
to grab a screen
protector for this little
guy – unlike its big
brother the G5 Plus,
it doesn’t have Gorilla
Glass protection.

GOT YOUR BACK
e Moto G5 has
a metal back that
you can pull off
completely if you
like – you’ll fi nd lots
of funky replacement
designs online.

NOW Motorola Moto G5 Price £159 / stuff.tv/MotoG5
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THIS What’s the story? Is it any good? shots as long as you’re shooting
e Moto G has been our go-to Lenovo hasn’t fi ddled much with in plenty of light – like most
Prisma budget buy for years, and that Android here – aside from a budget phones, it’s no midnight
£free hasn’t changed. A few things are custom camera app and a Moto David Bailey.
e G5 doesn’t have diff erent this time around, but one that lets you fi ddle with If £150-ish is the limit on your
one of those weird it’s still a corker. a few software extras, this is budget, the Moto G5 is the easy
‘beauty’ modes that Parent company Lenovo has Android 7.0 as it was meant to choice – you can’t go too wrong
wipe out your wrinkles tried to spice up the G5’s design be: simple, clean, great. here. Already have last year’s
and make your eyes a bit, with a plate of metal on Some have complained that version? You can probably skip
look like they’ve been the back rather than just a the Moto G5 isn’t as powerful this upgrade.
manga’d. If you do want sea of plastic, but the sides as the G4. And it isn’t. And, yes,
a super-tweaked look are still plastic. that’s a bit weird. However, the
to your selfi es and ere’s a great fi ngerprint phone runs well and you can TECH SPECS
normal photos, give scanner on the front, and you’ll play any game you like without ● 5in 1920x1080 IPS LCD
Prisma a go. It has be hard pressed to fi nd a better it chugging like that laptop you ● Android 7.0 ● Octa-core
dozens of the most screen at the price – 1080p retired fi ve years ago. Snapdragon 430 ● 2GB RAM
extreme, artsy-looking resolution across fi ve inches e camera hasn’t radically ● 13MP rear, 5MP front ●
fi lters going. makes the Moto G5 look improved this year either, 2800mAh ● 16GB, microSD
extremely sharp. but you can still get cracking ● 144x73x9.5mm, 145g
STUFF SAYS A cracker for the cash, even if it’s lacking a little wow factor

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