{"id":24627,"date":"2024-02-08T20:40:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/24627\/motorola-finally-starts-selling-the\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T20:40:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:40:34","slug":"motorola-finally-starts-selling-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=24627","title":{"rendered":"Motorola finally starts selling the ultra-affordable Moto G Play (2024) in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Motorola finally starts selling the ultra-affordable Moto G Play (2024) in the US\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While entry-level Android handsets don&#39;t always get the flagship treatment when it comes to their official announcements and retail rollouts, that&#39;s more or less what seems to have happened with the Moto G Play (2024) in the USA.<\/p>\n<div>Unveiled about three weeks ago, the budget 6.5-inch model is finally available on Motorola&#39;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.<\/div>\n<div>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&#39;s a great deal any way you look at it, and you could even argue that it&#39;s now the most budget-friendly phone on the market, beating out Samsung&#39;s recently released Galaxy A15 5G, the slightly older OnePlus Nord N200 and Motorola&#39;s Moto G 5G.  (2023).<\/div>\n<div>While you&#39;re definitely not dealing with a screamer here, the Snapdragon 680 processor under the hood of this new generation Moto G Play certainly isn&#39;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 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/camera\/\"   title=\"camera\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">camera<\/a> that replaced the 16+2+2 MP imaging setup on the back of the last year&#39;s G Play edition.<\/div>\n<p>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&#39;s entirely made of plastic and equipped with reasonably fast 15W charging support.<\/p>\n<div>The Moto G Play (2024) comes in a single (decidedly attractive) Sapphire Blue colorway, and at least for now it works <span>Android 13<\/span> on the software side, which might be its biggest weakness, especially when you also consider Motorola&#39;s notoriously slow (and few) operating system updates.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motorola finally starts selling the ultra-affordable Moto G Play (2024) in the US\u060c While entry-level Android handsets don&#39;t always get the flagship treatment when it comes to their official announcements and retail rollouts, that&#39;s more or less what seems to have happened with the Moto G Play (2024) in the USA. 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