The Moto G line has just undergone a complete overhaul for 2021

CES isn’t usually a big show for smartphones, but that hasn’t stopped Motorola from giving the entire Moto G lineup a big refresh to start the year, with a new version of the 5G phone on it. more affordable from Motorola.

With the arrival of the new Moto G family and the new Moto One 5G Ace, Motorola will have a range of brands new phones for virtually every price bracket under $ 400.

Motorola has relaunched the Moto G Play, which starts at $ 170, as the most affordable handset of the bunch, and while it’s pretty basic, it has most of the essentials covered. You get a 6.5 inch 1600 x 720 screen (yes, it’s HD, not Full HD), a Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 chip, 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage, a microSD card slot and a fairly large 5000 mAh battery.

There’s also a fingerprint sensor built into the Motorola logo on the back, and what looks like dual cameras but is actually a-The Moto G Play has a 13 MP main camera and a 2 MP depth camera to help you take portrait photos. And to round it off, the Moto G Play has a relatively sturdy matte plastic back with slight water resistance meant to guard against small spills or rain.

Then we come to what could be my favorite phone of the group, the Moto G Power, which retains the same 5,000mAh battery used in the Moto G Play, but adds slightly better specs. Depending on where you get it, the G Power will come in two configurations: a $ 200 model with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, or a $ 250 model with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. GB of storage.

Whichever configuration you choose, the G Power also features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor, a slightly larger 6.6-inch 1600 x 720 display, a microSD card tray, and three rear cams. (48 MP main, 2 MP macro and a 2 MP depth cam). For me, the G Power hits the budget sweet spot and is able to cover most of the bases without adding a lot of extra frills, although I would have liked to have seen Motorola include an ultra-wide or telephoto camera in place of this macro lens.

Then there is the Moto G Stylus, which start at $ 300 and do their best be a much more affordable alternative to Samsung’s high-end Galaxy Note line. This is because even though a stylus is included (hidden in a handy slot on the side of the phone), it doesn’t have any additional buttons or wireless features like those on Samsung’s S-Pens.

To supports all your drawings and notes-taking into account the needs, Moto updated the Moto Notes app while increasing the screen size of the G Stylus to a 6.8 inch FHD + display, with the GStylus also gets a small performance boost from the G Power with a Snapdragon 678 chip and 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of standard storage. However, with a smaller 4000mAh battery (and a larger screen), don’t expect the G Stylus’ battery life to be as good as that of its cheaper siblings.

However, at the rear, the G Stylus receives three real cameras: one 48 MP main cam, 8 MP ultra-wide cam and 2 MP macro cam (plus a fourth depth sensor). And instead of a Rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, the G Power and G Stylus have side-mounted fingerprint readers located just below the power button and the volume rocker on the right.

Finally, while technically not part of the Moto G family, there’s also the new Moto One 5G Ace. Starting at $ 400, the Moto One 5 Ace is now Motorola’s cheapest 5G phone and $ 100 less than the original Moto One 5G (which was launched last fall), although it comes with the disclaimer that it only supports sub-6Ghz 5G and not the fastest mmWave 5G. Apart from this little detail, the rest of the specifications of the Moto One 5G Ace looks pretty good for the money. he comes with a 750G Snapdragon chip, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a large 5000mAh battery, with some retailers also offering a model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

On the front there’s a 6.7-inch 2400 x 1080 FHD + display and 16 MP selfie camera (which the G Stylus also gets), while on the back it has a camera setup. similar to G Stylus, with 48 MP, 8 MP main cam, ultra-wide cam and 2 MP macro cam.

All in all, with the new Moto One 5G Ace and the Moto G family, it looks like Motorola is looking to gobble up the budget and mid-range phone market even further. Moto may have made one phone too many, because if you look at their specs and features, there isn’t as much of a difference between the models as you might expect.

But there are nice consistencies on all these phones, including retention of a 3.5mm audio jack, a generally clean version of Android, and improvements to many basic apps and features, like Moto’s night camera mode.

However, I still find it strange that while the Moto One 5G does support NFC, which you need to use apps like Google Pay, Motorola skipped adding NFC to one of the lesser Moto G handsets. Dear. But what could be even more upsetting is that all of these phones will be coming to Android 10, not Android 11, which officially launched in September. And although Moto says it will deliver an update to Android 11 in the future, this is the only major Android update that any of these phones are expected to get, which is really disappointing for anyone. plans to keep these phones for over a year. .

But if you are looking for a new budget phone, Moto kicks off the year with a bunch of options. The new Moto G family and the Moto One Ace 5G will all be available unlocked at a number of retailers starting January 14.