Motorola Moto G (2024) review: specs, battery & used prices

Summary

The Motorola Moto G (2024) is Motorola's 2024 entry model: a Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, a 6.6-inch 120 Hz LCD, and a 5,000 mAh battery at $190 new for 4/128 GB. Used units sell around $75 across a fifteen-sale sample, with roughly one year of OS updates remaining — better than most budget peers of its launch year.

Display and design

The 6.6-inch IPS LCD refreshes at 120 Hz; peak brightness was not captured in our data, and screen quality is 39/100. The 120 Hz refresh is the headline — rare at this price tier — while the 194 g body scores 83/100 on compactness and there is no formal IP rating.

Performance

The Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 posts everyday responsiveness 22/100 and gaming 6/100. It is a modest step up the previous year's Motorola entry silicon: calls, messaging, and streaming run fine, casual games run, and anything heavier does not.

Camera

The camera pairs a 50 MP main sensor with a 2 MP close-up lens, without stabilization; camera score 16/100. Daylight main-sensor snapshots are the expectation — the secondary lens exists on the sheet more than in practice.

Battery and charging

Battery life scores 40/100 on the 5,000 mAh cell, a full day of light use, while 18 W charging scores 0/100. Resale sits at 51/100, mid-scale. The battery is the dependable axis; charging speed is where the price shows, and overnight charging is the practical pattern.

Verdict

Around $75 used, the Moto G (2024) is a 120 Hz screen and a full-day battery for used-market money, with a small but real update runway left. The Moto G (2023) is the predecessor trading cheaper, and the Moto G (2025) adds a brighter panel and OIS for a modest step up.