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Motorola Edge 2026 for $600<\/a>:<\/strong> I surprisingly enjoyed my month with the new Motorola Edge. It\u2019s amazingly lightweight at just 160 grams, and the 6.3-inch screen size feels fairly compact. If you hate big, heavy phones and have longed for the days of smaller handsets, the Edge is worth a look; it\u2019s not as<\/em> small, but it feels great to use one-handed. Performance is more than capable, though you will feel some sluggishness here and there. The cameras are reliable\u2014there’s even a 3X optical zoom telephoto alongside the 50-MP ultrawide and 50-MP primary\u2014but it\u2019s not going to knock your socks off. It will only get two Android OS upgrades and three years of security updates, which is not really acceptable for a $600 phone. Get it on sale!<\/p>\n

Motorola Razr+ 2026 for $1,100<\/a>:<\/strong> The Razr+ is the awkward middle child of the Razr lineup. I\u2019ve never liked it. It doesn\u2019t have all the bells and whistles or top-notch specs of the Ultra, but still costs more than $1,000. You can get very nearly the same experience with the cheaper Razr and save hundreds. Even battery life is the least impressive of the lot, because it has the smallest capacity. The cover glass isn\u2019t the ceramic glass mixture as on the Razr Ultra, and I found out the hard way. I dropped the phone once, roughly a four-foot drop onto asphalt, and the front screen shattered. Get a screen protector!<\/p>\n

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Moto G 5G 2026 for $299<\/a>:<\/strong> The Moto G 2026 is nearly identical to the Moto G Play 2026 below, except it has double the storage (expandable via microSD), supports slightly faster wired charging, and the front and rear cameras pack more megapixels. It\u2019s a $50 difference, so if you\u2019re eyeing either one, you really should go for the Moto G 5G 2026. Performance is similarly sluggish, though perfectly usable day to day (if you\u2019re patient). Even with more megapixels, don\u2019t expect much from the cameras; they can take passable photos in good lighting, but struggle to do so in low light. I was able to hit nearly two days of battery life with average use, and I like that this phone still has the headphone jack. However, keep in mind that it will receive only two Android OS updates and three years of security updates. I think you\u2019re better off buying the Moto G Power 2026 on sale. It\u2019s worth noting that Motorola suddenly jacked up the prices of this device and the Moto G Play.<\/p>\n

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Moto G Play 2026<\/p>\n

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Moto G Play 5G 2026 for $250<\/a>:<\/strong> Motorola\u2019s cheapest phone always sits in an awkward spot. It was originally under $200, but Motorola increased the price to $250. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s worth it at that price, but for under $200, it\u2019s a serviceable handset that now features 5G connectivity. You get two-day battery life, a headphone jack, expandable storage, and a pretty nice design. But the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chip with 4 GB of RAM is very sluggish\u2014get ready to wait a second or two, sometimes more, for an app to launch or a webpage to load. Photo quality is passable; most of my images have lackluster colors. I took several calls, and the people on the other end generally complained about my audio quality, which isn\u2019t great. It\u2019s nice that this ultra-budget phone will get two Android OS updates, but I\u2019d wait for the Moto G Power 2026 to eventually dip to $250 during major sale events.<\/p>\n

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Motorola phones diminish in value fairly quickly. You should avoid buying Moto G phones from 2025 or earlier. They likely won\u2019t get any more Android version updates, and the prices aren\u2019t drastically different from the latest models. Last year\u2019s Motorola Edge 2025 or the Razr (2025) series are the oldest I\u2019d go, assuming prices are a good deal lower than the latest models, so don\u2019t consider anything else.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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Motorola Edge 2026 for $600: I surprisingly enjoyed my month with the new Motorola Edge. It\u2019s amazingly lightweight at just 160 grams, and the 6.3-inch screen size feels fairly compact. 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