I think people should steer clear of any Moto phone if you're looking for a daily driver.
My 2017 moto g5 plus 64GB/4GB has been working wonderfully as my only mobile device all these years. After 4 years its battery still give me 2-day standby time. If that's not a good daily driver, I don't know what is.
All the modern phones are too big for my pocket and I prefer metal back cover (moto stopped that after g5 plus) instead of some plastics.
Love my Ace 5g, best phone I've owned( and I have an iPhone 13.) We have two more on our 5 line plan as well. Works great, fast, fingerprint scanner flawless, also easily rooted!
How would you compare the cameras? I know they're different but it's it at least good? I have a z2 force and ip8 now.
I just bought the Pixel 5a 5g, arrives tomorrow -- does anyone know offhand how the 5G Ace compares?
I've had a number of Moto G phones and they are solid, but the Pixel is a whole level or two up. Seriously great screen and camera, dual speakers that are tuned perfectly, and no bloat. I shave the Pixel 3 and my original Pixel 1 (first gen) still works great and running Android 10. No issues ever on both.
Well, I'm trying to make a decision. I have the Moto G7 (XT1962-1) and I've loved it since I got it on the Fi deal for $100, but it's had a rough life. I've also had the G3, G4 and still have my G5. I cracked the screen and replaced it with an Amazon screen, which sucks. I should've never spent the money. It has lags and service issues occasionally. I'd get another, but I'd say the biggest flaw is the camera. At the Sublime concert in September, I couldn't get a decent picture from the grass at the Kettlehouse Amphitheater in Bonner, MT. It was okay, but definitely not great. I could see other people with excellent picture quality and zoom. Not the worst issue to have, I could get past that if I had to, but if I can upgrade for a few extra dollars, so be it.
I need the SD card slot. 4K isn't as important as clear low-light recording. I take lots of video and want to use my drone more, and sometimes the video straight to the phone is decent enough for a preview. I know it sounds backwards, but I just have loads of pictures and video and hate to organize it or transfer it off of my phone. The processing speed is fine. Editing a video isn't bad, but I seem to have issues with TikTok crashing constantly, but not sure what the issue is there. I also use Consumer Cellular, GSM, but may change to something else, like Straight Talk. I use less than 3GB of data monthly. So if someone has a good recommendation under $300 that fits those, I'd appreciate it. Or I'll just get the Ace.
Load them on by connecting phone to PC. Or Google drive or whatever cloud storage. Also if you have Amazon prime you get the Amazon music app and can upload your collection.
fwiw I had the op 8 and didn't like it. went with the a52 5g which has a memory card slot.
I highly dislike iphone but why the heck can't android do what iphone does and let you play music through your USB- apple music was so simple. plug my iPhone in my car and no loss of quality while it's charging to boot. cmon android get with it. I have ZERO issues with a wired connection to my car and wired ear buds !!
Android Auto should allow you to use it just like Apple Carplay. Does your car not support Android Auto? If not, you can put it on bluetooth and still charge on USB.
Moto G Pure is not worth $144. CPU is really slow and you will notice the lag with almost every task. Sometimes, it takes 5-10 seconds to respond when simply tapping a link in Chrome - depending on the website (nothing to do with network, CPU is too slow).
Those Motorola budget phone get slow quickly. After couple months, it will slow down significantly. I think they used cheap cpu and ram which would degrade faster
Did not see this y-day but had Ace 5G in my cart for a week, once price dropped ordered it instantly. Also got 5% back on Prime. Hope Lineage OS will support it too in a year or two when security updates stopped. Been using Moto X4 but cant use it with ATT anymore and Verizon sound quality sucks. Wish Ace also had gorilla glass and IP67 rating but cant have it all...
5g ace have nfc...so go back the your medieval bunker and re-emerge in 2121 and tell us about your bunkermentality then
No need to be so snarky. You must be a real charmer in RL. Q&A on Amazon comments says no NFC, however, the specs says it has NFC....so it does indeed have NFC. Not a bad deal after all for those who got one.
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All the modern phones are too big for my pocket and I prefer metal back cover (moto stopped that after g5 plus) instead of some plastics.
I need the SD card slot. 4K isn't as important as clear low-light recording. I take lots of video and want to use my drone more, and sometimes the video straight to the phone is decent enough for a preview. I know it sounds backwards, but I just have loads of pictures and video and hate to organize it or transfer it off of my phone. The processing speed is fine. Editing a video isn't bad, but I seem to have issues with TikTok crashing constantly, but not sure what the issue is there. I also use Consumer Cellular, GSM, but may change to something else, like Straight Talk. I use less than 3GB of data monthly. So if someone has a good recommendation under $300 that fits those, I'd appreciate it. Or I'll just get the Ace.
fwiw I had the op 8 and didn't like it. went with the a52 5g which has a memory card slot.
I highly dislike iphone but why the heck can't android do what iphone does and let you play music through your USB- apple music was so simple. plug my iPhone in my car and no loss of quality while it's charging to boot. cmon android get with it. I have ZERO issues with a wired connection to my car and wired ear buds !!
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even the Moto E2020 is faster...looka the benchmark on geekbench
https://browser.geekben
https://browser.geekben
g pure
135
Single-Core Score
501
Multi-Core Score
e 2020
233
Single-Core Score
787
Multi-Core Score
terrible!