Motorola Moto G (2025) review: specs, battery & used prices

Summary

The Motorola Moto G (2025) is Motorola's 2025 entry model: a Dimensity 6300, a 6.7-inch 120 Hz LCD with a 1,100-nit peak, and a 5,000 mAh battery at $199 new for 4/64 GB. Used pricing is steeply discounted — around $42 for 4/64 GB across six sales and $70 for 4/128 GB across thirteen — with roughly one year of OS updates remaining.

Display and design

The 6.7-inch IPS LCD refreshes at 120 Hz with 1,100 nits of peak brightness; screen quality is 48/100 — a genuinely current panel for the money, with the refresh rate and brightness both above bracket norms. The 193 g body scores 84/100 on compactness; no formal IP rating.

Performance

The Dimensity 6300 is an entry platform: everyday responsiveness 21/100, gaming 5/100. Calls, messaging, and streaming are the mission profile, and within it the phone behaves without surprises.

Camera

The camera pairs a 50 MP main sensor with optical stabilization and a 2 MP close-up lens; camera score 16/100. Daylight main-sensor shots are dependable for the bracket, and OIS is unusual at this price — it helps most in low-light shots, where unstabilized rivals blur.

Battery and charging

Battery life scores 40/100 on the 5,000 mAh cell, a comfortable full day, while 30 W charging scores 12/100. Resale is the outlier axis at 0/100 — used units depreciate to a fraction of the new price within a year, which is bad for resale value and very good for used buyers.

Verdict

At around $42-70 used, the Moto G (2025) is one of the cheapest ways into a 120 Hz, 1,100-nit screen and an OIS-equipped main camera — the specs-to-price ratio is the entire argument. The trade-offs are the entry platform and the short update runway; the Moto G (2024) is the predecessor at similar used money, and the Moto G (2026) is the direct successor.