Customer Ratings & Reviews

It was a big decision for me to switch from being a Samsung phone user to Motorola. But the Samsung price for top of the line is ridiculous. This Motorola G5 plus has been very easy for me to transition to; learning the operating system was not a problem. I love the 64GB storage and look forward to being able to load all the apps i want without worrying about storage issues that I always encountered with my former Samsung 16GB phone. This phone is packed with features and is a good value (for example speed, storage, good camera, external micro SD card storage capacity.). A big plus over Samsung is it does not come preloaded with a lot of nonsense apps you don't want. A minus is the back of the phone is not removable so you cannot replace the battery. &, Thus, inserting the Sim and micro SD card requires a special tool that came in the box with the phone. Don't throw that out, you might miss it in the box. Surely I will lose that tool and be frustrated down the line, but I noticed the salesperson at t mobile has one at the store, so I could get their help, if needed. Another minus is that the speakers aren't very good, so when I have someone on speaker phone I can't hear them well; instead I have to use my earbuds. The earbud jack is standard. The battery life seems extraordinarily good. But a minus is that the charger that came with this phone, which is a super charger, is very cheap quality and doesn't fit into my phone snugly. Our house now has three Motorola phone uses and each one came with a different charger. I am guessing that Motorola switches up who manufactures them and I got the poorest quality version. But, on the positive side, I can use my old Samsung chargers because they are the same size/type as this phone. I love that this phone is unlocked, which gives me the freedom for our household to change carriers if t mobile's service proves disappointing. I had no trouble getting it to work on the t mobile network, they activated it in their store within one minute.

This is a great phone for the price. I opted for the 64 GB of storage and 4 gigs of RAM. It is fast and has great battery life. The camera is good but not great. I was surfing the internet and watched 2 netflix show and still had 50% battery life at the end of the day. that is impressive. I highly recommend this phone if you are looking for a great budget phone.

This phone is a great value in a world where phones are approaching $1000. For the price of one high end phone, you can get this phone for each member of your family, and for 99% of the population, outside of the camera, there will be no appreciable difference in performance between this phone and one that costs a month's rent. Pros: Close to stock Android aside from the addition of the very useful Moto Actions. With 64 GB of onboard storage and microSD support, you will rarely be required to manage files on the phone due to insufficient storage. 4 Gb of RAM will let you multitask with a ton of apps without worrying about the phone slowing down. The processor has an incredible compromise between power and energy efficiency; the phone lasts about 9 hours of screen on time with internet browsing on mobile data. The Moto Actions let you use the fingerprint sensor to navigate your phone, freeing up some of the screen space usually dedicated to those buttons. Its loudspeaker is front facing instead of on the bottom or worse, on the back. Cons: The screen to body ratio is on the lower side; there are some phones with larger screens with similar body sizes. This phone lacks NFC, which is used for things like Android Pay. The camera is unimpressive.

I would consider myself a poor tech enthusiast. As such, I like to make sure I get bang for my buck. This phone is great. It has excellent speed, plenty of RAM, and lots of internal storage. This actually the first Android phone I've used without a micro SD card, though the option is there if I want it. It's compatible with all four major carriers and MVNOs that run off those carriers. Right now I'm with Total Wireless. Popped my SIM in and had service. There's also great Dev support, if that's your thing. Root and ROMs abound if you look for it. If there's one thing I could change about the phone, it would be the screen from LCD to OLED. The screen is great, I just like the advantages of OLED. Overall, just buy this phone if you want something you can take to any carrier, if you want great performance at a great price, or if you are ballin' on a budget, like me.

I got this phone for my sister and she absolutely loves it. It has great battery life and storage especially for the price. It has better battery life than an iPhone and is much cheaper than one also.

Would have gave 5 stars, if the phone had a restart option, only has a "turn phone off" option other than that it's great tons of available storage, great cameras, super fast well worth the money for an unlocked phone.

For the money we spend on cellphones, this is the best value buy far. It is a quality product with enough features for me. Plenty of memory and storage. I highly recommend.

I used to be an Iphone user. Left for a Moto X two years+ ago, then upgraded to a Moto X extreme edition a year ago for a great deal(about $225.00 for a 64GB)...unfortunately broke that phone and screen. Decided to see what was the current Moto model and came across this. another 64GB phone+added my 128GB microsd card. Love that this phone has finger reader....i hated entering code every time to unlock old phone. This phone doesn't have NFC or google pay but I never used it on last phone despite the fact that i enabled it and then had to have a pass code for security. Some have quipped about the lens sticking out a bit....doesn't matter once you put a case on it, even the thinnest cases make the the camera lens flush. Perfect size...can actually get my thumb across the screen for one handed operation. fast, good screen, good battery life. Looks just like a Iphone...if that's what your after...not really something I was looking for but get a lot of people ask is that an iphone...nope and i could buy four of these for the price of one iphone or samsung. Also used rewards points to lower price total to about $260.00 for phone and then paid the extra for a two year geek squad protection(not normally something id do)....figured I'll probably do something once in two years that will most likely net me a fix or an new phone. Great deal. Great phone. And I get two free payments on my BMW X3 by purchasing this vs. Samsung or apple.

For the price (299 full price, 240 frequently on sale), you get a lot of storage, a nice, minimally intrusive Android interface, great battery life and good performance. The only disappointment are horizontal lines on the screen that appear on certain backgrounds in certain lighting conditions. I've had it since June. I took my friend to Best Buy to replace the phone. We were looking at the Samsung Galaxy S8, but he chose this when the Galaxy's screen shape threw him off.

I researched quite a bit before I bought this phone. I made the right choice. There are a lot of more expensive phones and some that are lighter, but this 64 Gb Moto G5 Plus is amazing, especially at a mid-range price. It has a crisp enough screen, WONDERFUL battery life, can work with ANY US cell provider, has a fingerprint reader and is responsive. Unlike so many Android phones that can't be updated to newer versions of Android, this phone requested to apply a number of updates right away to get itself to the newest latest greatest. Where I travel I need Verizon towers so I bought a Total Wireless SIM for it (Only $1 at BestBuy!) and added it to my Total Wireless family plan for cheap high quality service. So what's not to like? Well, it doesn't have NFC for making payments and it is a bit heavy. But those are the only downsides to the phone and frankly, I don't care. Wow. I got a lot of phone for my money. Thank you Moto!

Purchased to use with T Mobile. Charged it, inserted the T Mobile sim card and turned it on to set up and all was working in about 15 minutes. Took another 15 minutes to install two sets of updates. Backed up my old phone and used that backup to reload all my apps. Had to re-download some offline maps for one of the apps, but otherwise all others worked. Have noticed no lag. Apps open quickly and with 4 gig RAM seem to work well with many apps in background. Display is sharp and bright. Battery life is exceptional, easily 2 days w/o charging for my use. Operating system takes 10.29 GB of the 64 GM storage. Apps take another 4 GM storage, leaving me 50 GB free. This model only takes one nano sim card, not two. Poor instructions showed 2 nanos installed - probably for an international model. Phone does have compass capability if used with downloadable apps.

I picked this up to use while waiting for my Moto Z battery replacement. The G5 Plus is a nice little midrange phone. It is quick, has lots of storage and can take decent pictures. The battery is other worldly. I am shocked at how long it last. Can go for over 24 hours without a charge and that is using it quite a bit for email and apps. Almost makes me consider keeping this as my daily driver. A few things I don't like. No NFC and that makes Android pay worthless. Using micro USB instead of USB. The display is not as quality as the Z and has horizontal lines in the digitizer. Only noticeable when the screen is off or at certain angles. The wifi has a know issue where it connects to an AP, but can't maintain a stable connection. Last, doesn't get regular updates from Motorola. Still on Android 7.0.0 and August security patch. All of this would be 3 stars, but that battery life gets a star back.

bought this to replace an older moto G phone because it had a lot more storage so far haven't had any problems with it bought the unlocked Moto G 5 because I use consumer cellular the phone wouldn't text at first but it was A CARRIER problem so far it has been a great phone takes good pictures it also charges fast

Battery life is excellent, lasting 2 days with moderate use. Screen is bright and readable in sunlight. 64g storage leaves plenty of room for apps. Processor speed is fast. Phone was easy to setup and was ready to go in a few minutes.

I bought this to replace my wife's Galaxy S5. This is a great value at the current price. It has 64 gigs of internal storage, 4 gigs of system RAM and an 8-core processor. It is much faster when surfing the web and doing other tasks than the S5 was. The rear camera is excellent for taking pictures and the front one is adequate for Duo and similar apps. This phone is unlocked so it can be used with any carrier. A micro SD card can be added to increase storage and that storage can be configured to function as internal memory if desired. My wife loves it! Now, I am jealous and thinking about replacing my S5 with this phone.

4gb of ram 64 gb of storage, sd card slot, no bloatware, works great, good battery life. After couple weeks of use it's the best phone I've ever had. Biggest downfall I found was lack of heavy duty cases for this model and you will want a case since the camera sticks out on back

The phone is fast, responsive, feels great in the hand, has a premium look and feel, and has plenty of storage. What more could you ask for?! Well, I would ask for NFC since that makes phone setup so much easier, not to mention how much I'm going to miss being able to use Android Pay for more than a card storage app. However, I still think this phone deserves the high rating because you are not going to have everything packed into such an inexpensive but glorious package. I highly recommend this for anyone who doesn't want to drop a small fortune on a new smartphone.

This phone is an excellent value for an unlocked phone. You can take it to any carrier. It works as good as my Galaxy S8, and has just as much storage. Would recommend this to anyone who wants to untether themselves from a carrier's contracts.

So far I love this phone. 64 gig of storage, quad core processor and 4 gig of RAM. Operation is smooth and fast and it comes without all of the bloated crapware that major carrier's phone have. Almost just pure Android. The display is clear and bright and battery life is phenomenal! Sure, it doesn't have some of the more sophisticated bells and whistles of much more expensive phones but most of those bells and whistles are just fluff in the end. The only thing I do miss is the ability to be a wifi hotspot. Great phone at a great price. Highly recommended.

I purchased this phone primarily because it was unlocked. The 64g was a bonus for the price. I've had my Moto G5 plus for a year and still Love it. Just purchased my 2nd Moto G5 plus for my 14 year old daughter. Great Phone!!