Moto G5 Plus preview: A closer look

22 May 2017
Last month we took a look at the Moto G5, one of the two Moto G models released this year. What we saw left us a bit unimpressed; while it was definitely a budget phone, it lacked the level of performance and no-compromise experience that the brand stood for. Today we have with us the Moto G5 Plus, evidently the more premium model. The Plus makes fewer cutbacks across the board, by having a superior set of hardware and build quality.

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  • Mario
  • nYC
  • 08 Aug 2021

This Moto G5 plus camera takes the worst pictures I've seen. Even my old Moto G3 did a better job. HDR sucks. I know this is because of the software, since the sensor is quite good and you can find online forums where people report excellent results after rooting the phone and installing the Google cam. Sadly, this is not straightforward to do, and no other camera software that I've tried was capable of improving the picture quality

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    • Anonymous
    • uv4
    • 06 Jun 2021

    Moto G5 plus new android software when come

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      • fearlessleo
      • 8@L
      • 30 Jan 2021

      Moto G5 Plus is the worst at game playing! Battery doesn't stay charged long either!

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        • Saim ali
        • g30
        • 15 Nov 2019

        Shaan, 17 Jul 2019Using for 2 years.. model X1686...man its going quite fine.... moreShan how are you kindly tell me about moto G5s battery timing and video display performance

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          • Shaan
          • gMJ
          • 17 Jul 2019

          Using for 2 years.. model X1686...man its going quite fine.. I use it 16 hours a day... still going strong....No issues!

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            • tad
            • r6S
            • 27 Nov 2017

            moto g5 plus - 5 months, going strong. excellent in everything...

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              • ramesh
              • rJK
              • 01 Nov 2017

              Totally a bad products . With in a week of purchase Mobile not functioning. Even we approach your authrised services center and customer care . No response to us .we were cheated for purchasing Motorola products.

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                • Vishal
                • XPG
                • 02 Oct 2017

                Without opting battery saver when I lock the phone screen gets little blacken.
                Is it normal.

                Also the sent text messages shows wrong details regarding 'date and time' in details/info in "i" tab.

                What are these two issues?

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                  • Ousa
                  • rk5
                  • 01 Oct 2017

                  Moto g5 plus or redmi note 4 ?? Comparison from all aspects which should i get

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                    • Anonymous
                    • rRS
                    • 06 Sep 2017

                    It's annoying to me that I can't make a group contact for either text messaging or emailing in the year 2017 a phone not having this is very annoying

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                      • AnonD-696751
                      • gN$
                      • 01 Sep 2017

                      Anonymous, 23 May 2017Lenovo is also a roadside OEM. If I give you a Micromax pho... moredude are you for real.

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                        • AnonD-696751
                        • gN$
                        • 01 Sep 2017

                        Saransh, 24 May 2017Motorola I don't think provides service to there customers ... moredude that's how service centers are in India. They try to save money by selling original parts in the market at higher prices and using aftermarket cheap fixes for their customers in warranty devices.

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                          • AnonD-696751
                          • gN$
                          • 01 Sep 2017

                          sohail shafayat, 27 May 2017What does it mean "with about six hours of usage possible o... morehe meant 6 hours of battery backup if you charge your device for just 15 minutes although charging fully can take up 90 minutes approx but the battery will easily last a day.

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                            • AnonD-696751
                            • gN$
                            • 01 Sep 2017

                            gankam, 24 Jun 2017The netwrk mode of moto g5 plus is such a disgusting, it is... morebro try going to the testing menu of your device by typing *#*#4636*#*# in the dialer.
                            then from the testing menu go to phone info and set preferred network type to LTE only

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                              • AnonD-696751
                              • gN$
                              • 01 Sep 2017

                              Shubham, 21 Jul 2017After install UC Browser of any version it can't run.. Pls ... morealso its Software problem as its not optimised for 7.1

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                                • AnonD-696751
                                • gN$
                                • 01 Sep 2017

                                Shubham, 21 Jul 2017After install UC Browser of any version it can't run.. Pls ... moreboycott Chinese APPS dude

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                                  • AnonD-696600
                                  • v}P
                                  • 01 Sep 2017

                                  San16195, 14 Aug 2017Is e Compass is essential for Navigation?I don't know clear... moreWell we can use google maps without compass , its working fine with GPS. Obviously with compass sensor navigation could have been faster and easier though !!

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                                    • Parteek
                                    • g}t
                                    • 22 Aug 2017

                                    Honestly speaking this phone is only good for its camera and battery backup and not for technical people. This phone lacks the basic features of " additional hotspot managing " like the no. Of devices attached etc. This phone do not have call recorder. You have to download apps from play store for every new tasks which makes it very fishy. Not even the basic voice recorder. Also does not have cast screen feature without buying a Chromecast device. My last phone Lenovo A7000 was better which was only 9500.

                                      Shubham, 21 Jul 2017After install UC Browser of any version it can't run.. Pls ... moreIs e Compass is essential for Navigation?I don't know clear usage of this.

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                                        • Shubham
                                        • fCE
                                        • 21 Jul 2017

                                        After install UC Browser of any version it can't run.. Pls someone tell me Is it my Mobile problem or Company's software problem??