Entry-level · 2024

Motorola Moto G Play (2024)

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Curved display

Watch out 4G only, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.5″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

680 4G 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 15W charging

50 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1600 · 90 Hz · HDR

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

500 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 610

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

249,000

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 610

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1 eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold + 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silver

Software & updates

Android 13, upgradable to Android 14 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, upgradable to Android 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, laser AF

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 4/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, SUPL, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B26, B71

Build & Design

185 g · 8.3 mm

Height

163.8 mm

Width

75.0 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

185 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 16

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower benchmark score

249k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 185 g vs 170 g

Starts with less storage

64 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution

Lower benchmark score

249k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 185 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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