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Moto G45 review: Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 budget 5G with stereo and clean UI.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2024·$180
Overall
62/100
Class rank
#8 of 17
Tier
Budget
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The verdict, up front

Pantone style, budget price.

Moto G45 added Pantone-validated vegan-leather finishes to the budget G-series, keeping the clean Android, stereo Dolby speakers and 5G at $180 that make Motorola a perennial value pick.

01Display

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

TypeIPS LCD, 120Hz
Size6.5 inches
Resolution720 x 1600 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

62/100

62/100 puts it above the 58-point average for budget phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6nm)
GPUAdreno 619

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging18W TurboPower

05Build

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

What works
  • Pantone vegan-leather finishes
  • Stereo Dolby + 120Hz + 5G at $180
  • Clean Android, 3.5 mm jack
What doesn't
  • 720p only
  • SD 6s Gen 3 modest
  • 2 MP macro filler

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 17-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .