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Moto G50 review: Snapdragon 480 5G mid-budget with 5000 mAh.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2021·$229
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#1 of 3
Tier
Budget
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The verdict, up front

First sub-$230 5G phone.

G50 made 5G cheap on the back of Snapdragon 480, and Motorola's near-stock Android kept the software lightweight. Sold in volume across UK, Latin America and India.

01Display

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

TypeIPS LCD, 90Hz
Size6.5 inches
Resolution720 x 1600 px

02Camera

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Main48 MP, f/1.7
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

62/100

At 62/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2021 — 6 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 480 5G (8nm)
GPUAdreno 619

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging15W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

What works
  • Cheapest 5G phone of early 2021
  • Stock Android with 90Hz
  • 5000 mAh + 15W
What doesn't
  • 720p only
  • No ultrawide
  • 2 MP filler lenses

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 3-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .