Testseek.co.uk have collected 219 expert reviews of the Motorola Moto G5 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Motorola Moto G5.
April 2017
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The editors liked
Great fingerprint scanner with effective gesture control options
MicroSD expansion (necessary given the 16GB storage only)
Sturdy metal design looks good for this price point
Clean software experience
Nice design
MicroSD support
The Moto G5 costs little
But packs a full-HD screen
Good cameras and enough power for your everyday essentials
Part-metal body at a low price
Crisp
Vibrant HD display
Slick fingerprint scanner
Good build quality
Bright
Sharp screen
Snappy performance
Stock Android interface
Brilliant value
Sharp screen for the cash
General performance is nippy
The editors didn't like
The G5 Plus performs so much better (but it's £80 extra)
Can be slow to load and some stutter in playback
No NFC like G5 Plus model (applicable for UK region)
Metal doesn't really look/feel like metal
Same performance as Moto G4
Camera not great in low light
STILL no NFC
The dim screen can be difficult to read under bright lights and you'll need to be careful if you want to get a whole day out of the battery
Abstract: In our experience the best way to get a cheap phone is to buy it SIM-free then grab a great-value SIM-only deal. You won't be paying £50-odd per month for a phone for the next two years, and you can swap it for a newer model whenever you fancy it. All t...
The upgrades might appeal to some, but the big price hike won't. The G5s is better built and battery capacity returns to what it was in the Moto G4, but the new unibody design means the battery is no longer removable. Processing power remains the same, so...
Surprisingly, as has been the case with recent flagship smartphone upgrades, the price of the Moto G5 isn't at issue here. It's the same as the Moto G4 when it launched and in 2017 I think £170 for the G5 is very tempting indeed.What concerns me is that...
Published: 2017-07-11, Author: Alan , review by: alphr.com
Lenovo seems to have misunderstood what made the Moto G series great. We were never bothered by the cheap and cheerful design; what mattered was that the screen, performance, camera and battery always punched above their weight at the price. With the Moto...
Published: 2017-05-24, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com
Great fingerprint scanner with effective gesture control options, microSD expansion (necessary given the 16GB storage only), sturdy metal design looks good for this price point, clean software experience
The G5 Plus performs so much better (but it's £80 extra), can be slow to load and some stutter in playback, no NFC like G5 Plus model (applicable for UK region), metal doesn't really look/feel like metal
With other manufacturers pushing into pricier brackets, the Moto G5 sticks to its £169 guns and delivers a fairly knock-out performance for the price point. It's more sophisticated to look at than its G4 predecessor, will handle all manner of tasks easily...
