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SpecEagle review · Motorola

Moto G7 review: Clean-Android mid-ranger with waterdrop notch.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2019·$299
Overall
62/100
Class rank
#2 of 3
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Clean Android value.

Moto G7 kept the G-series promise — near-stock Android, a clean design with Gorilla Glass and TurboPower charging at $299. A dependable, no-nonsense mid-ranger that prioritised software experience over spec-sheet flash.

01Display

72/100

72/100 trails the 74-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2019.

TypeIPS LCD, waterdrop notch
Size6.24 inches
Resolution1080 x 2270 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2019 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main12 MP, f/1.8
Depth5 MP
Selfie8 MP
Video4K30

03Performance

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 632 (14nm)
GPUAdreno 506

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 66-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Capacity3000 mAh
Charging15W TurboPower

05Build

64/100

64/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2019.

What works
  • Clean near-stock Android
  • Gorilla Glass build at $299
  • TurboPower 15W charging
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 632 modest
  • Small 3000 mAh cell
  • Mono speaker

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 mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .