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5 inches
Display size
1080 x 1920px
16GB
Internal storage
13 MP
Rear camera
2,800 mAh
Battery size
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Launch price (RRP) | $299 |
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Launch date | 2017-03 |
If you want excitement in a smartphone, you’re typically looking northwards of $1,000 to get it, because truly premium smartphones attract serious price points. It’s the equivalent of buying a Ferrari or a Lamborghini, in that a good part of the fun is in showing off your shiny new gadget.
The problem is that for many of us, premium smartphones are an aspirational ideal, but they’re not exactly a sensible buy, even if they’re not quite in supercar pricing territory yet. What you might want is a more practically priced, practically featured everyday phone.
If the Samsung Galaxy or Apple iPhone are Ferraris then budget phones are, logically speaking, utes.
Practical, hardworking, maybe not the fastest or the prettiest, but a good option at the right kind of price. In fact, that’s pretty much exactly what the Motorola Moto G5 is, excluding any ability to fit sheep in the back. There's an Android app for that, right?
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