The latest Motorola Moto G Play is a 4G-only phone for $170
by Allison Johnson from The Verge - All Posts on (#66N5W)
Motorola skipped a 2022 edition of the G Play and is pole-vaulting straight into 2023. It's an easy bet that most new phones announced in 2023 will come with 5G, but there's going to be at least one LTE-only device on shelves next year: the $169 Motorola Moto G Play (2023). It's the latest edition of Motorola's budget-tier phone since the 2021 G Play, and it comes with an updated screen and camera array - but nary a 5G band on its spec sheet.
The 2023 Moto G Play sticks with a 6.5-inch LCD screen but increases the refresh rate to 90Hz. It's still a low-res 720p panel, which is likely to have more of an impact on viewing experience than a slight boost in refresh rate. The main camera gets a meaningful boost to 16 megapixels (up from 13 megapixels) with a brighter f/1.22 lens (compared to f/2.0).
It comes with a MediaTek...