Motorola’s sub-$200 Moto G Fast and Moto E pack modern designs, big batteries
The Moto G Fast, looking way better than a $200 phone should look. [credit: Motorola ]
Motorola is releasing some cheap smartphones for 2020. You might think the company had already done this with the April release of the Moto G Stylus ($299) and the Moto G Power ($249), but today Motorola is announcing more budget devices for the US: the Moto G Fast ($199) and the 2020 version of the Moto E ($149).
Motorola's 2020 lineup of phones-at-$50-increments is getting pretty complicated, so maybe a big table would help:
| Moto E (2020) | MOTO G FAST | MOTO G POWER | MOTO G STYLUS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTING PRICE | $149.99 | $199.99 | $249.99 | $299.99 |
| SCREEN | 6.2-inch 1520*720p LCD | 6.4-inch 1560*720p LCD | 6.4-inch 2300*1080 LCD | 6.4-inch 2300*1080 LCD |
| CPU | Snapdragon 632 Four 1.8GHz A73 cores, four 1.8GHz A53 cores, 14nm | Snapdragon 665 Four 2GHz A73 cores, four 1.8GHz A53 cores, 11nm | ||
| RAM | 2GB | 3GB | 4GB | 4GB |
| STORAGE | 32GB | 32GB | 64GB | 128GB |
| CAMERA | 13MP Main 2MP Depth 5MP Front | 16MP Main 8MP Wide Angle 2MP Macro 8MP Front | 16MP Main 8MP Wide Angle 2MP Macro 16MP Front | 48MP Main 16MP Wide Angle 2MP Macro Laser autofocus 16MP Front |
| PORTS | Micro-USB, headphone jack | USB-C, headphone jack | ||
| BATTERY | 3550mAh | 4000mAh | 5000mAh | 4000mAh |
One big oddity in Motorola's phone lineup is that none of these phones has NFC. You won't be able to use tap-and-pay with Google Pay anywhere, which is disappointing. They at least all have headphone jacks, Android 10, rear capacitive fingerprint readers, and Micro SD slots, which is nice. The Moto E is the only phone that is still using the dusty old Micro USB standard, which sadly is a normal occurrence at this price point.
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