Our quick take
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Moto G5 - 4.0 / 5
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Moto G5 review: Design
- Removable metal rear shell 2,800mAh battery 144.3 x 73 x 9.5; 144.5g
Lenovo Moto G5 review: Display
- 5-inch IPS LCD screen Full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution
Moto G5 review: Fingerprint scanner & One-touch Nav
- Front-faced fingerprint scanner (no NFC) Home key can be used to swipe to control device Traditional Android home/back/apps soft keys also available No NFC for payments (only available in Plus model)
Moto G5 review: Performance, software and battery
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor 2GB RAM, 16GB storage (plus microSD card slot) Removable 2,800mAh battery Android 7.0 operating system
Lenovo Moto G5 review: Cameras
- 13-megapixel rear camera, f/2.0 lens Lacks the G5 Plus’s Dual Autofocus Pixels No optical stabilisation present 5-megapixel front-facing camera Professional mode
To recap
If price is everything to you then for a quid shy of £170 there’s nothing else on the market that will offer such a breadth of features and performance as the Moto G5. Don’t expect a flagship phone by any means, but even in its fifth-generation this is still royalty among affordable phones.
