The Motorola g50 5G offers 5G smartphone performance for a minuscule $399 – how can this be?
Motorola is determined to blitz the market with its new Edge 20 range from $499 to $899 (read our first look here). This device sits almost as low as you can go for a 5G phone that still meets Motorola’s ‘g’ standards. Sure, the price is keen, but the specs are pretty good.
Specifications Motorola g50 5G
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| OS | Android11 and MY UX All Google Apps No official update policy but expect at least one OS and two years of security patches |
| Processor | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
| Memory | 4/128GB and up to 512GB microSD |
| Dimensions | 167 x 76.4 x 9.26mm x 206g Plastic frame and back, water repellent coating |
| Display | 6.5″, 1600 x 720, 20:9, 90Hz IPS |
| Comms | Wi-Fi 5 AC, BT 5.0, NFC, GPS single band |
| Battery | 5000mAh (supports 5V/3A/15W) but supplied with a 5V/2A/10A charger |
| 4G and 5G Bands | Hybrid dual sim, Supports all Australian 4G and 5G sub-6Ghz and 5G low-band |
| Primary Camera | 48MP | .8um | f/1.7 | bins to 12MP 1.6um |
| Camera 2 | 2MP Macro Vision | 1.75um [f/2.4] |
| Sensor 3 | 2MP depth sensor | 1.75μm [f/2.4] |
| Rear camera software | Shot optimization, Auto smile capture, Gesture selfie, Smart composition, HDR, Timer, Active photos, Pro mode, Portrait mode, Cutout, Macro, Spot colour, Cinemagraph, Panorama, Live filter, High-res zoom, RAW photo output, Best shot, Google Lens integration |
| Rear video | Up to 1080p@30fps |
| Rear camera video software | Macro video, Slow motion video, Timelapse video, Hyperlapse video, Spot colour |
| Front camera | 13MP | 1.12um [f/2.0] 1080p@30fps |
| Front camera software | HDR, Timer, Face beauty, Auto smile capture, Gesture selfie, Shot optimization, Active |
| Sound | Mono down-firing speaker two mics and 3.5mm port |
| Website | Here |
| Price | $399 Meteorite Grey |
| From | JB Hi-Fi, Officeworks, The Good Guys, Big W, Motorola Online. Available at Vodafone by the end of September |
GadgetGuy’s take
Well specified and worthy of consideration. The $399 price puts it squarely up against OPPO A54 5G 64GB ($359 – A74 5G has 128GB at $449), the new vivo Y52 5G 128GB ($379) and the new realme 7 5G 128GB.
It should do well.
