Motorola unveiled the G100 and G50, two intermediary phones aimed primarily at the European and Latin American markets. Both offer screens with fast 90 Hz refresh rates for smooth scrolling and animations, 5G connectivity and embrace Motorola’s “more battery, more better” philosophy with huge 5,000 mAh cells.
The next generation G100 is about to compete with products like the Google Pixel 4A 5G with a Snapdragon 870 5G processor, 8 GB of RAM and a wide / ultra wide selfie camera for € 499.99 (~ $ 587). The G50, on the other hand, looks like a respectable and more economical device – its faster refresh rate, 6.5-inch screen is still a little rare at its price of € 229.99 (~ $ 269).
The Motorola G100 offers a large 6.7-inch 1080p LCD. Its 8 GB of RAM is accompanied by 128 GB of storage, which is expandable thanks to a MicroSD card slot. Support for 5G sub-6GHz frequencies is included, as well as Wi-Fi 6. The G100 has a 64 megapixel main camera (no optical stabilization, unfortunately) complemented by a 16 megapixel ultra-wide camera that works like a macro, complete with a built-in ring flash.
Two selfie cameras are offered – an approach that Google took with the Pixel 3 and later abandoned – 16 megapixels wide and 8 megapixels ultra wide. Video recording of up to 6K / 30p is possible with the main rear camera, and the ultra-wide rear can capture 4K / 30p clips – something found in many flagships, but is not very common in this midsize class.
The Motorola G50 uses a slightly smaller (but still, you know, large) 720p 6.5-inch screen. It includes a slower Snapdragon 480 chipset with 4 GB of RAM and 64 or 128 GB of storage (luckily, there is a microSD slot here too). The rear array of three cameras mainly consists of a standard 48 megapixel wide camera; the 5 megapixel macro and the accompanying 2 megapixel depth sensor do not offer much practical use. If none of this sounds very attractive, consider that the European price is well under $ 300. If the device reached the United States, it would be well equipped to compete for that price.
There is no confirmation now whether and when these phones will be sold in the United States, but we will keep an eye on them. In the meantime, the G100 will go on sale in the European and Latin American markets today, while the G50 will arrive in “selected European markets” in the coming weeks.