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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2024
I bought this Moto G54 after reading a number of positive reviews and owning a Moto G9 Play for 3 years - I have not been disappointed. These are the pros and areas for development with this handset -
Pros
- Looks/feels well made for the price point - I like the vegan leather back finish.
- Slim profile for a phone at this price, the screen goes almost up to the edge with a minimal bezel.
- The screen quality is good (Full HD/120Hz) and bright, plus colours are vibrant but natural. Text is clear and sharp and the screen can be read in most sunlight.
- Generous memory, 8GB plus 256GB onboard plus a Micro SD card expansion slot for up to 1TB.
- Motorola hasn't messed about with Android 13 except for including a few games that are easily deleted and the extra Moto app is useful.
- Call quality in both directions and network reception are good.
- Charging is fast enough, battery life is a good average from the 5000mAh cell - the phone easily lasts a 24-hour day with a few calls, internet browsing and viewing of emails. A fast charger is included in the box.
- Camera quality (front and back) is very reasonable for the price point plus the phone copes with low light quite well and has optical stabilisation built in. The macro is effective too.
- Sound quality is very reasonable and features Dolby Atmos.
- Headphone socket is provided - old school but useful!
Areas for development
- Limited choice of pre-loaded wallpapers/ringtones.
- Audio could go louder when used with corded earphones.
- Water repellent but not to a stated "IP" standard.
- Nothing much else, especially at the price!
I haven't included wireless charging above, as although desirable, no other phones in this category (to my knowledge) offer the feature - you have to go up quite a few tiers until it's likely to be included.
Overall, a really good value phone with decent performance.
Update - the phone received an over the air update to Android 14 recently and is functioning well.
Pros
- Looks/feels well made for the price point - I like the vegan leather back finish.
- Slim profile for a phone at this price, the screen goes almost up to the edge with a minimal bezel.
- The screen quality is good (Full HD/120Hz) and bright, plus colours are vibrant but natural. Text is clear and sharp and the screen can be read in most sunlight.
- Generous memory, 8GB plus 256GB onboard plus a Micro SD card expansion slot for up to 1TB.
- Motorola hasn't messed about with Android 13 except for including a few games that are easily deleted and the extra Moto app is useful.
- Call quality in both directions and network reception are good.
- Charging is fast enough, battery life is a good average from the 5000mAh cell - the phone easily lasts a 24-hour day with a few calls, internet browsing and viewing of emails. A fast charger is included in the box.
- Camera quality (front and back) is very reasonable for the price point plus the phone copes with low light quite well and has optical stabilisation built in. The macro is effective too.
- Sound quality is very reasonable and features Dolby Atmos.
- Headphone socket is provided - old school but useful!
Areas for development
- Limited choice of pre-loaded wallpapers/ringtones.
- Audio could go louder when used with corded earphones.
- Water repellent but not to a stated "IP" standard.
- Nothing much else, especially at the price!
I haven't included wireless charging above, as although desirable, no other phones in this category (to my knowledge) offer the feature - you have to go up quite a few tiers until it's likely to be included.
Overall, a really good value phone with decent performance.
Update - the phone received an over the air update to Android 14 recently and is functioning well.
