Moto G5 Plus Review: Still the King of Budget?

[@RealWebaYT]

I still use my Moto G1 with Android 5 as a Music Player/ Chromecast Controller and I bought the Moto G4 for both of my kids running Android 7. GREAT PHONE, cant complaint at all, for the price, the phone delivers. I bought the G1 for 180 back in 2013 and still running good.

[@Lukeywoodsey]

That idea with the finger print reader as the on screen buttons is genius.

[@DanLMH]

Camera bump why Lenovo? Just thicken it up, and add some battery yo

[@Kable472]

Lenovo just want to piss us off. And so Lenovo is a chinese company, so...Yeah.

[@DanLMH]

Yes make it thicc

[@DanLMH]

That's only on Moto Z, he says this in the video.

[@sergyuphenom]

if you complain about camera bump, think about my nokia 808 bro.

[@dhruvtrivedi7689]

Dan Wrenn true that

[@dvo5808]

If Xiaomi actually sold their phones in the US, then their phones would be considered the best budget smartphones. As of right now, Xiaomi thinks that China and India are better targets right now.

[@ypytshorts]

how smoothly you switched off the flashlight that got accidentally switched on at 5:35

[@EddoWagt]

he probably didn't even notice xD

[@Albert-xl3nx]

Yaths Yatharth ohhhhhh that's smooth af

[@ioquirk3798]

Yaths Yatharth - Hint: It's instantaneous, unlike the 1-second delay on the Moto G4/G4 Plus. I currently own the Moto G5 Plus.

[@eggman5025]

Perfect ANDROID Smartphone: -Nokia Build Quality -Sony Camera -Sony/Motorola Battery -Samsung Display -STOCK ANDROID -VERY POWERFUL PROCESSOR (Snapdragon or Exynos) Oh, and ONEPLUS price

[@ritvicknayaak8757]

Argon Actually it's ironic that Sony's phones have a camera worse than those in the competition who use their sensors.

[@bartys6012]

Argon xiaomi battery*

[@eggman5025]

Ritwik Nayak actually i meant the sony camera sensor,not the sensors on sony phones

[@eggman5025]

***** thanks, i was actually looking for that processor, just too lazy xD Would be great with Kirin 960

[@rahulgadhvi9235]

Argon you got Xiaomi..

[@MatthewMoscotto]

Best budget phone. Just stay away from the Ads version of this phone. It's worth paying extra to get away from Ads that are pulling resources and data.

[@metallion0738]

Matthew Moscotto. Thanks for the advice bro, I appreciate it. 👍🏻

[@puneethshenoy4111]

If xiaomi makes phones with stock Android and little better camera.. It would kill the budget smartphones market including OnePlus!!!

[@SandmanDeltaForce1]

Puneeth Shenoy See the good thing with xiomi is that if you root a xiomi phone your warranty doesn't get void.

[@puneethshenoy4111]

That's there...

[@drpupper948]

Puneeth Shenoy Definitely. But it is geared toward Chinese consumers. So I doubt that will happen. Heck, even Huawei is similar.

[@puneethshenoy4111]

But the quality that xiaomi provides is best! I believe that there is no other brand which provides such quality in this price segment

[@ady0fficial]

Puneeth Shenoy Xiaomi already has good cameras.

[@RubenvanDreumel]

I'm still using my moto g3 everyday, and it's still good enough for me

[@TheSupremeSkill]

Hi! I just wanted to say that your reviews these days are very easy to listen and they are surprisingly reasonable. I don't know if you review other platforms as well, but I really wish you do since you are very good at reviewing things. This is a very good channel.

[@abdulmujeeb3742]

why do these reviewers saying moto doesn't provide quick updates anymore? Moto g4 was one of the first budget devices to get nougat update!

[@Cosmo2309]

Abdul Mujeeb lenovo doesnt give the 2 years software support

[@LiveLM]

Yet the Moto G4 Play STILL hasn't received the nougat update. When Motorola was a Google company, updates were way faster

[@mangshu21]

i got updates late 2017 on my moto x play.. that was FAST right

[@DOSBoxMom]

Options for the 4GB/64GB US version of the Moto G5 Plus just before Prime Day 2018: $299 new from Best Buy ($249 IF activated on select carriers -- none of which I'm on or want to switch to just now); $285 Open Box-Excellent-Geek Squad Certified in black or $265 Open Box-Excellent in gold from Best Buy (no restrictions on which carrier it's activated on); or $234 Used-Very Good or $247 Used-Excellent from Amazon. I have $25 in Amazon gift card credit, while Best Buy is offering 6-month 0% interest financing. Of course, if there's an incredibly good Prime Day special on the G6, G6 Play, or G5 Plus (32GB versions are all Amazon Prime Exclusive phones), the above calculations might still get discarded. But upgrading from my trusty old Moto G4 Play to something with double the RAM and quadruple the internal storage (esp. if it gets an Android Oreo update soon) would seem like such a luxury!

[@AftermathXJ220]

props for getting build materials correct - bunch of others reviewers claim it's got all metal build

[@punkbutler88]

coming from an Asus Zenfone 2, the camera is PHENOMIAL. So is the battery life. I love this phone.

[@lazyman1011]

No, bought a Z Play for the same price (special 1 day long discount)few days ago. This is the budget king for me now.

[@SAMGarrin]

This video gave me all the information I needed to decide that the Moto G5 Plus was the right phone for my needs. Thanks for the in-depth review! (Nice shirt, btw.)

[@805steve4]

I bought a Moto g5+ from Costco for $169.99. Through 12/24/17 their member price is $219.99 with a $50 instant savings for a net price of $169.99. I bought mine at the San Luis Obispo, CA Costco.

[@adithyabhat4770]

Launcher is done with collaboration with Google, Play store shows GNow launcher"installed" when I try to install it, and I got a slight change in launcher when I updated Google app

[@rehaankhan1260]

For your kind information, there was IPX7 water resistance on Moto gen 3.

[@Sauravx96]

watching this in my brand new g5 plus! #gforever

[@Sauravx96]

Shantanu Kundu Pros- Good battery, lasts for a day. Camera is good in daylight. Performance is awesome. Stock Android experience(almost) Games run smoothly It's a good phone for an average user. Design is good, feels premium. Big thumbs up for the turbo charging. Fingerprint Scanner is brilliant. One button nav works just fine. Moto gestures are fun. Cons- Camera during low light isn't that good, it's blurry. Camera bump Over priced, as 15k version is unavailable on Flipkart I didn't find any other complaint with this device. If you want a budget phone with premium experience, go for it. I don't recommend Redmi and Honor, cause the built quality is pathetic and they aren't durable.

[@rohantolani4065]

Saurav Shet Wow, man I wrote many comments and answers about the build quality of Xiaomi and nobody agreed. Finally found a guy who agrees. I hate my Redmi Note 3, coz it's bent already after falling from 3ft height. Also been trying for 15 days after getting permission to unlock my bootloader, still can't help. MI forum is just shit. They copy paste the same answer for every complaint again and again, and whenever I complain, they transfer my complaint to the solved section. FML, WILL NEVER BUY A XIAOMI!

[@SandmanDeltaForce1]

Saurav Shet Oh really? Build quality is pathetic? Dude just cuz you have a Moto doesn't mean it has the best built quality. it's even cheaper then redmi note 4 cuz in tear down video it was shown that Motorola used a metal plate to give metallic effect whereas redmi has a metal frame.

[@Sauravx96]

Anshuman Jain I never said it has the best built quality, comparing it with other Redmi and Honor phones, it really has a good quality built. Redmi lacks Gorilla glass too.

[@Sauravx96]

Rohan Tolani Sad bro :(

[@dtb6456]

The camera is just average? WoW you just pissed off a lot of Motorola fans.

[@BaruschBenitez]

Big fan of your reviews AA, keep up the good work!

[@SandmanDeltaForce1]

You know what else you can buy for 300$ ? An Axon 7, honor 6x, Redmi note 4, Lenovo P2, BLU Pure XR or a oneplus 2 for that matter

[@Zordinator]

Thumbs up for the T- Shirt :D

[@arjunb4840]

Should I put a tempered glass on it's display or would a normal matte screen guard be okay?

[@blackout_7488]

I like how when you was talking with the phone in his hand he accidentally set the flashlight off. and he played it off real cool

[@linubee8041]

My perfect phone would be lg v20 build, dual stereo speakers, Huawei fingerprint sensor, stock android, snapdragon 835, Xiaomi price, 3000ma battery, Samsung Amoled display, lg g6 camera some extras : Waterproofing Removable battery Small bezels Moto mod style mods

[@LelandRhymes]

Thanks for the video, loved angles and background music

[@joshkeeling82]

I have a 2015 LG Vista 2 from at&t and paid $150 for it. 1080 HD display, 617 processor, and much more. It scores almost 4000 multi-core and little over 800 single core. Easily beats the Moto G5 in every aspect.

[@tylongkicks8821]

Josh Keeling Very underrated phone. I prefer that phone to the LG G3. Much better battery life.

[@paradiso_oce]

Josh Keeling SD617? That's gonna overheat a lot

[@shawng4886]

Great review man. Very informative! I currently have a 6S+ and I'm still on the fence on what my next phone will be... I'll be keeping an eye on this though! Especially at that price point!

[@sahadsadiq6843]

Colud someone help me to say which colour is good? GREY or GOLD?

[@3636Josh]

Would you recommend this phone over the Honor 6X? I cant decide out of the two

[@jeet4406]

Watching this on my 1st gen Moto G 😀

[@graceonline320]

The camera on the Moto G5 Plus is getting very good reviews. Are you sure there wasn't a problem with your review model?

[@SandmanDeltaForce1]

Seriously WTF! is wrong with American or western tech reviewers. You can't let a phone pass for it's design just cuz it's "budget" phone atleast not in 2017. Motorola isn't selling this phone for 50$ that you can let it pass. In India Moto g5+'s biggest competition is Lenovo's own P2 which looks almost like 1+3 with a full metal body and it looks amazing to look at plus a 5000mah battery and almost the same specs plus stock android. Consider the market and the age you live in then let a phone pass for it's design.

[@insanecoolaid7299]

If you compare it with the Zenfone 3?

[@omricarmel1]

that 5:35 double chop action tho...

[@anandkrishna9553]

Thanks man great video. Thanks for taking the time to make this video

[@awaisahmed9418]

Oneplus 3t is the best all round smartphone imo.

[@YugendranN]

Moto owned by​ Lenovo is not providing timely updates anymore. Even Samsung, Honor and Xiaomi phones receive security updates every two or three months. $300 is not budget pricing, it's a mid-range phone..

[@jerrwang]

Hi Lanh, hi everyone, Does anyone get a numbing electricity leaking sensation when your fingers or ear lobe touches the back of the phone while charging? I'm getting that from two Moto G5 Plus units sent to me already and on to a 3rd exchange unit... This electricity leak while charging is unsettling.

[@kayzazajac7896]

This is nicely comprehensive. This has given me some useful information for making some decisions.

[@alucardpat3619]

I think this phones design is gorgeous,nice review too.

[@ISAACThBro]

dose anyone know how good the sound quality is when when listening and talking on the phone?

[@deasttn]

talking on the phone? Heck, I'm not even sure it can do that? Who does that anymore? :-) Just kidding. It is sufficient.

[@awaisahmed9418]

Remember the zte max pro it was 100 dollars with a finger print scanner better build quality and larger display for that price. That's the budget king in my opinion.

[@paradiso_oce]

Extremely weak compared to the G5 Plus in every other aspect though

[@RagingDemonTv]

samsung j5 pro 2017 or the moto g5 ? any help appreciated

[@marilynalvarez9951]

Why is Motorola/Lenovo NOT including NFC on their phones?

[@brentnobbley7930]

does this phone have issues with Verizon compability? Seen some reports online, I'm interested in this phone but I wanna keep Verizon if possible

[@prashanthpradhan]

Great review and loved the presentation. A well rounded video which made me a fan of the phone despite the drawbacks. Thank you.

[@MrUnknownPunk]

too much hair gel day? XD

[@roguegorilla8981]

MrUnknownPunk lmao that's the first thing I noticed. I think he is trying to pull off the lead singer of Static X look!!

[@chrisbuzzini9365]

That one section on the left was making a break for it...

[@nukifla7952]

I got it and one of my friends thought that it costed neer 700$

[@rijothomassunny2657]

back camera is scratch resistant/ not?

[@dugusmc]

Wonder how long that Home Button will hold up, with all those uses tied to it?

[@dansanger5340]

US model has magnetometer (compass) but no NFC. Non-US models have NFC but no magnetometer. So, US model is good for navigation, and non-US models good for electronic payments.

[@ananyabhat7716]

which is the song playing in the background ??? it's awesome

[@DLee1923]

Hi.. Sorry I'm seeing this so late ! Thanks for your review ! I'm about to purchase this Moto G5 Plus, and it sounds perfect for my use. I have a question for you, please ? Could you please explain what NFC is, and do we need it much ? I looked it up & it's something to do with contactless payments, they say..... I'm confused. I read this phone doesn't come with that function? I have no clue what that means ! lol Thanks ahead of time, for any help you can give me ! Blessings ! 👍 ☺

[@1alphared]

This is such a professional video review. Thank you for your excellent review.

[@DrSpychology]

Why does everyone call this the "Budget smartphone king" when there is so many better options out there, even from lenovo themselves? For the same price, I can get a Lenovo P2 with a 5100 mAh battery, a Huawei phone with dual cameras and better design, an LG phone with dual cameras, a Samsung phone with amazing build quality,... The list goes on and on, yet no one in the tech industry seems to actually put in the effort to look into any of the competition. The budget smartphone game isn't the same it used to be and absolutely nothing this phone achieves is extraordinary.

[@Key5ser5oze]

So does the US version of this phone have NFC or not? Some websites say yes, others say no. Who do I believe?

[@albertgooch130]

damn son. its best phone ever unlocked bootloader, custom ROMs, works on all carriers even boost. freaking a man awesomeness

[@derekfurst6233]

Stop calling these ones budget. These are mid-range. 300+ is not budget. MY phone is a budget phone. was 99 dollars before activation fees. 6 inch 1080p screen, rear finger print reader, 13 mp camera, soft-touch back, near stock android, snapdragon 617 processor octacore. The zte zmax pro is the BUDGET king for sure. At least unless you're going up to the 200 range where you find shit like the zuk z2 pro

[@neacsunicusor3793]

what do you think about asus zenfone 3?

[@ioquirk3798]

Actually, the buttons on the Moto G5 Plus are metal, even though they are intergrated into the plastic sides.

[@dmytro_verkhovsky]

Android Authority, thank you for good work on this video, G5 plus is great phone and you revealed the adventures of this phone very good.

[@Schallon8production]

i'm unsure what to pick asus zenfone 4 max or moto G5S plus

[@abricky88]

Lenovo P2 or Moto G5 plus....which is better ?

[@wbutlers]

You are incorrect. My Moto g4 4th gen came with water resistance out of the box. So one could and should infer from that, that one SHOULD expect that kind of feature from a phone at that price.

[@RickBoatman]

Lahn🏁 That was a solid review!

[@jepoybengco]

On a 300$ price range i rather get the Lenovo P2 1080p amoled display i believe has the same processor sd 625 with a huge 5000mah battery has fast charging as well... But G5 plus looks good too im still using Moto e 2nd gen.

[@MarkHayes-ue7hs]

I bought one because of the price, the built in radio, it's a Moto and because of videos like this.

[@dragonjdj]

most phone plans won't let you just bring in a brand like Huawei or OnePlus, so phones like the Moto G or even low end Galaxy devices will always have a place in the market.

[@udz26]

moto g5 plus or second hand galaxy s6 ????? if you see this please give your opinion.

[@udz26]

Filip radić okay, thanks for the reply

[@lilyedwards8108]

I am thinking of upgrading to the moto g5 from the moto x play - anyone think this is a good or bad idea? Looking for a phone with good quality battery life and good quality camera. My last 2 phones have been motorolas and I have really enjoyed them, although I would refer a better camera but phones with the best cameras such as the iPhone 7 are out of my price range.

[@owaisahmad18]

Please tell the available Ram out of 3Gb & 4Gb. I did'nt Find it any where else so please help me out. Thank you.

[@paradiso_oce]

Owais Ahmad 3GB = 2.8 GB free and 4GB is 3.8 free

[@owaisahmad18]

Thank you very much again.

[@nitishsudan5765]

How to use screen cast/screen share feature in moto g5 plus with ANY smart tv (specially LG smart tv)?.My moto g5 plus is still not connecting with lg smart tv?

[@theirvman]

Finally a western narrator. Tired of strong indian accents.

[@charliepayne4033]

me to they don't actually speak english its a version of hindi and english mix they just have english title is to get western people of click so a form of click bait some of them

[@Darignobullseye]

Great video. THANKS. Very helpful.

[@sumonjana3156]

I have Mi note 4 and Moto g5 plus. Both are 4gb ram. But I would say Moto g5 plus is still better than Mi note 4 similar other phone. Specially camera and performance and battery backup.

[@mukulshahriermondal3219]

moto g 5 plus is really a good handset

[@puneethshenoy4111]

I own a Moto g5plus. I believe that this is the king of budget smartphones but would've been happier if the price was a little cheaper like the xiaomi redmi note 4 ! the specs is the same in both the phones but I purchased Moto g5plus just because I believed that the camera would be better and I love stock Android! But to my little disappointment, the camera is not as good as expected. It is good for the price range but could have been a lot better Looking at the specs on paper. It is weird that the camera performs good sometimes and goes completely bad few times! I believe The images in low light are the best one can get in this price segment.the camera performs really good in manual mode but goes grainy sometimes in auto mode. I just hope that Lenovo doesn't ditch the update strategy that Moto had earlier as the camera and few other features of the phone need a few tweaks for them to perform their best !.

[@ddrraw4205]

hey lon/lawn you know you are best reviewer

[@ajkioz23]

which is better moto g5 plus or xperia z5?

[@aqib.khan98]

is there gallery in on this phone

[@rkh9395]

when the hand movements cause the flashlight to turn on at 5:34 😂 🔦

[@letsgobubblegum]

Is that Kansas City union station in the background?

[@AX5Terminator]

4gb/64gb Moto G5 Plus versus 4gb/32gb Honor 8. Both $300, which one should I get?

[@malos2160]

Moto G5 vs Samsung A3 2017, which is better?

[@manasroy9605]

awesome review. keep it up bro

[@grimmfan1483]

Should I get this or the Honor 8? Both are $300 at best buy

[@playerslayer4577]

Get the Moto, superior in everything except the chipset

[@aweakeconomy495]

GrimmFan get the honor, it has a better display, audio jack, camera and design. Which is obvious because the honor 8 started at 400,-

[@grimmfan1483]

I guess I know what phone im getting now. Thanks for the replies

[@birdoffire9]

Thanks for the great review.

[@gobbprietovelazquez5184]

didn't the Motorola Moto g3 had ip67 dust and water resistance?

[@MichaelOnRockyTop]

How do you think the G5 compares to the G5s?

[@yumiko579]

how about a blu life one X2 for $150 wich has 16GB and 2GB ram with qualcomm quick charge snap dragon octa core ect OR $200 for 64GB and 4GB ram plus i got mine on amazon for a discount with amazon prime ( $170 )

[@SteenieFly]

Has anyone tried using the skype app (with your cam on) and browsing another app while running that? I bought a g4 and found that it was a very slow processor and had to return it. I'm just wondering if that has been fixed or if there will still be a lag while running the Skype camera and another app (such as KZbin) at the same time.

[@VitoMarinoVila22]

Moto G5+ or iPhone 6?. I'll pay it in installments so I don't want to end up hating the phone in a year. Besides, I miss a good camera in a cellphone. Suggestions?

[@wallforme2]

Any logic on why 4gb/64gb combo is not introduced in India?

[@bryane2857]

I wish the z line had the same ability for the nav buttons with the finger print scanner

[@tbogdane]

I like the G5 but i think the G4 has better design

[@satyampatel491]

Bogdan Toma I like G5's design better

[@vincentmercer674]

he didn't mention if it had the hand motion to wake thing

[@adithyabhat4770]

Please anybody tell me which is the background music 😭 Please.....I love it