Motorola finally starts selling the ultra-affordable Moto G Play (2024) in the US،
While entry-level Android handsets don't always get the flagship treatment when it comes to their official announcements and retail rollouts, that's more or less what seems to have happened with the Moto G Play (2024) in the USA.
Unveiled about three weeks ago, the budget 6.5-inch model is finally available on Motorola's official online store in the US, with availability set to expand to retailers like Amazon and Best Buy and may -even be down to one or two operators before long.
Right now, you have to pay $149.99 for an unlocked, unsubsidized 4G LTE-only device, with a more refined design and a number of upgraded specs over the Moto G Play (2023). That's a great deal any way you look at it, and you could even argue that it's now the most budget-friendly phone on the market, beating out Samsung's recently released Galaxy A15 5G, the slightly older OnePlus Nord N200 and Motorola's Moto G 5G. (2023).
While you're definitely not dealing with a screamer here, the Snapdragon 680 processor under the hood of this new generation Moto G Play certainly isn't bad for the sub-$200 price range. The same goes for the reasonably smooth but disappointing 90Hz HD+ LCD screen, as well as the single 50 MP rear camera that replaced the 16+2+2 MP imaging setup on the back of the last year's G Play edition.
Your $150 will also buy you a respectable combination of 64GB of internal storage space and 4GB of RAM, as well as a hefty 5,000mAh battery impressively integrated into a decently light and slim body that's entirely made of plastic and equipped with reasonably fast 15W charging support.
The Moto G Play (2024) comes in a single (decidedly attractive) Sapphire Blue colorway, and at least for now it works Android 13 on the software side, which might be its biggest weakness, especially when you also consider Motorola's notoriously slow (and few) operating system updates.
