Thanks for taking the time to watch my Moto G31 shenanigans, full Moto G200 review coming Wednesday, and I'm working on a Best Budget Phones Under £200 update for the holidays :) Cheers!
I've never felt the need to spend more than £180 for a smartphone, but priced at £130 it is an absolute steal. The AMOLED display is a big improvement over the IPS displays I'm used to.
Agreed! I have the moto g power (2021) which I got from Walmart for $94 and was skeptical it wasn't going to be good because of the price. But to my surprise it's pretty good for a budget phone. However it is a downgrade from last year's model but for a price like that I'm not complaining.
Funny, coz lots of (younger) Gizmo freaks prefer the specs laden offerings of Xiaomi, one plus oppo and their ilk, despite getting a mess of UI scooped up on top. Even the venerable One plus is going too loose their Oxygen OS to be merged with Oppo doss, so for a clean machine, us wiser (and older ?) will stick with Moto
@@reuireuiop0 yeah you have to compromise with those chinese phones for the very good specs with a lot of bloatware and bad software support. The only unwanted bloatware i have on my motorola is facebook which i keep uninstalling.
DAMN, amoled 1080p for under 200 quid? 50 megapixel camera and ultrawide that’s not a useless 5 megapixel one. Plus a sufficient chipset for the price. This one is a real contender!!!
I've been using the Moto G4 plus for the last 4 years and it has been a really solid and reliable phone. The G31 will be my new upgrade, it's cracking VFM.
My first phone was the regular g4 I had it for a while then the battery got pregnant so I switched to an older hand me down galaxy s7 and now I'm ready to upgrade to this fella
I bought one two days ago as part of an 'upgrade' before all the cost of living goes up (I saved a bit aside). Great phone. Loving the stereo sound, the chance to customise the fonts on pure android. Great camera, NFC and just a fantastic all rounder. The case which came free with the phone helped whilst I was waiting for a proper case for the phone to come. Great review and well worth it.
@@westscape2 thanks. I've been thinking about buying this phone. When I searched on Google, it said that the speaker was only mono, but I've seen some videos saying that it was stereo, so I was a bit confused. Is it a good phone? Would you recommend it for this price range?
Yes the phone is pretty good for the price. The OLED screen can give vivid colours but is no brighter than a normal screen. The sound pretty good through the speaker but I miss my stereo G8 Power which was better! I got my G31 from Argos on offer at £149 and they just happen to send a voucher for another £10 off over £100 spend so I only paid £139! As phones go this is good for the money.
Last 3 phones have been motorola's, definately one of the most reliable brands in the world when it comes to smartphones. The G31 will be my 4th, thanks for the review!
Wait crazy!!! Motorola finally made a compact phone, with 5000mA battery, a side mounted finger print sensor, 64Gb memory SD slot headphones and all? Tasty, okay downer it's a Mediateck, but seriously they should throw in a Snapdragon and then discover that there is a continent called Africa especially Uganda, give me this with a Snapdragon at £180 and I will call it a fair deal. Sweet.
Looks like a good phone. Although they dropped the 90hz display and charging speeds from the G30. Part of me would still also prefer the snapdragon processing for photos from the G30. I wonder if the Mediatek over processes like it does in the G60s. We'll see though. Great video as always ✌️
I am a user of a moto g30, which also costed the same when it launched, but i can say this g31 is a kind of a downgrade on some parts but upgrade in others I have a 720p IPS at 90hz A snapdragon 662, wich is good in gaming also And charging is supported up to 20w on 5000 mAh battery I can say this g(31) is made for normal people, when the g(30) is more made for low spec gamers
Do you have problems with your G30? Mine is new and slow to respond generally; takes forever to charge with the std charger; search in settings doesn't work and loads photos thumbnails really slow?
A year on and I've just bought one of these after dropping my phone last week. The surprise is it's actually really good. Battery is great, screen is great but I find that either you can set the display colours to vibrant which is too much or standard which is a bit dull. Other than that it's snappy in operation, loud, call quality is very good and it's not dropped WiFi yet. It's ok.
I do like thick bezels surrounding the screen for practical purposes, I often get mistouch and random app close or open due to fact is that bezels are razor thin (I have big fingers too)and it's not a enjoyable experience, I would go as far as to say it hampers good user experience by a lot, also thick bezels prevents the screen being cracked from trivial drops(I already broke so many phones, once I dropped it from my bed to floor, which is not even a 2 feet drop and still ended with cracked display)
This is phone is awesome I lost my note 20 ultra I just bought this as a cheap replacement for now and it’s completely doable and it’s fully compatible with my galaxy watch 4 classic
it doesnt matter what g model you get g9,10,30 or better its super good i got g10 2 weeks ago battery is awesome and gaming is pretty good its fluid camera is good i would highly recommend moto phones
No one 'needs' 5G, it's just waffle to say your phone can handle it. Most areas don't even have '5G'. This phone is now down to GBP 119, cheap for a phone with those specs.
Does it come with a preinstalled screen protector as well? Im looking at it and the screen looks matte, but that just me. Planning to buy this as my extra phone. Great Review! Im convinced!
Thanks for this comprehensive review. I’ve just set up my G31 (with the odd swear word). I chose this model as it is slightly smaller than the G30. Have had to upgrade from a G5 that has been dying from lack of memory. Will miss it. I don’t play video games on a phone, but would like a better camera. One thing - I bought this from Lenovo and the supplied plug for the charger, although 3 pins, does not fit a UK socket. Anyone else had the same problem?
They're guaranteed one OS update, and may receive more if the Moto gods allow. Security updates are slower than a lot of other manufacturers like Nokia, OnePlus
@@boygin4799 hi do a test between the g32 and g31 and see which 1 is better and let me know. Thanks. I bought the g32 and now am thinking I should have bought g31 instead. As it has a amoled screen on the g31 compared to full HD + on g32
They kind of broke this phone with the 12 update. Sluggish and shoppy as hell, and running a video above 720p on YT sends the rest of the phone into 30hz. Amazed the update could be released in this state really. Before the update it was hard to find any fault considering the price, now it's like some 2012 early day phone xD
@@bhaveshdevjani3278 before the update the phone could handle 1440p60 with only slight hiccups. Lots of videos from India's community covering this. After the update, doing anything above 720p60, regardless of app, will limit the fps in the UI of the whole phone. Still haven't been fixed. Motorola hasn't even tried to fix it. The forum over on Lenovo is like a cruel joke at this point. Cheap phone, but still bad business.
There is only one fix that will bring back smooth UI/performance and 1440p 60fps RU-vid playback: You have to use a custom launcher like Nova Launcher and it fixes all performance issues. I can even watch 4k 30 fps without lag now. But the laggy UI and bad performance will come back if you restart or shut down the phone so you cannot let the phone update Google Play System or allow your battery to reach zero for the fix to work. If you accidentally allow restart or shut down, you will have to install a different custom launcher or perform factory reset and install the same custom launcher again for the fix to work. The stock Moto App Launcher is what is causing bad performance and battery drain. Motorola refused to fix because the problem is with the Moto Home Launcher App which cannot be disabled unless you disable with ADB. I have not tried that solution myself as I have been OK with Nova Launcher and careful not to restart or run out of battery. Hope this helps all g31 owners out there looking for a fix that Motorola will never give!
What is the best phone around the £150 mark for taking photos and shooting videos in your opinion? Was looking at the this Motorola G31 in the shop today but you have kind of put me off with the photo and video quality.
yup I have one and I'm satisfied with it. It's decent, certainly not slow in every day stuf and even navigating around goes fairly smooth. The best things are indeed that brilliant oled screen and a very good battery performance. Major downside will, as usual, be the software support of these buggers at Lenovo...euh...Motorola...whateven. I've been using several Motorola devices over te last few years and non of them dissapointed me except...the software support.
Now if they only came down$70 it would be like the OG Moto G with a bigger screen a bigger battery and a finger print scanner I miss my original Moto g
Great review, Sounds just right for changing my wife's Galaxy A5 (2017) for a larger screen. She hardly uses her phone, doesn't play games other than solitare and rarely takes photos, but for scanning the Web reading the Daily mail etc, it should suit admirably. Thank, will take a closer look
I saw this phone, but never seen on the Canadian market, so my sister sended to me from Europe, and I am very excited for, if I compare $CAD to Czech Crown the phone cost only $ 163 CAD still waiting for the delivery
The pure stock android makes it run a lot smoother than the spec list would suggest. Motorola knows exactly how to deliver on a budget. They are still the king of budget phones in my opinion.
@@intermilan9731 battery on this device is very good due to processor not being too powerful, and screen not being too bright etc. You would struggle to kill the battery in one day.
I have a Moto G 31 phone and I love it. In my opinion it doesn't feel like a budget phone because for a cheap phone it has a fantastic Amoled display. And while it isn't exactly powerful, it still gets the job done. I love Android as it is way better than the iPhone though iPhones are brilliant for software updates and it's cameras. However Samsung is one Android brand I don't like very much. Samsung may be the main competitor to the iPhone but Samsung phones have too much bloatware, they copy the iPhone by removing the headphone jack and other cool stuff and some of their phones are really crap like the flip phones which have problems with battery life and the infamous crease. Motorola phones are very underated and I highly recommend them because they offer a clean Android interface and are the closest third party Android phones to Pixel.
I note in your review the G31 you reviewed is showing 5 app icons per row, same as G30. I've just purchased a G31 which out of the box is showing 4 app icons per row. I cannot find any way to personalise this, but would appreciate a steer if there is. Thanks
Ok...as the one reviewer I trust...( No pressure then). My Nokia 5.3 was perfectly adequate until it bumped into the concrete driveway at speed.. What's a better replacement? G30 at £140 or full price G31 I've never had OLED so basic gaming and camera snaps take precedence. Any advice appreciated....Cheers.
Hi! What are the name of the cartoon in the background picture on the phone? I have searched on internet and I don't find it. What are they name and what episode? Thanks
We love Motorola but there's no official store in Ghana, this will be more than double the price when it gets to Ghana through the profit loving retailers
Pretty good, have it for couple months, works fine apart from the occasional hiccup, it not being the all around powerful gadget like the regular Xiaomi stuff (but put up with that messy Xi UI -compared to that heap of noodles, Moto is razor straight) Do consider the slow loading times, taking several hours to get back to full load. If yer disciplined, don't let it go to far under 30% & you be fine, the battery mostly lasts long enough under normal use. But at 5w loading, a power bank needs to stay connected all the time when batt run flat. Apart from that, you'll buy one of the better priced Motos, surely compared to what you get in g41 and G51.
Sir please You should also Unbox review another specs overloaded budget Smartphone Micromax in note 2 Specs are :- 1. Amoled display 2. Glass back of 9H hardness 3. Helio G95 processor 4. Liquid cooling system 5. Gorilla glass 3 protection 6. Stock Android no ads or bloatware apps . 7. 5000 mAh battery 8. 30 watt charger 9. Side mounted fingerprint 10. UFS 2.1 storage storage 11. Rear camera 48 mp + 5 mp + 2 mp + 2 mp 12. Selfie camera 16 mp punch hole camera 13. Transparent silicon back cover And the introductory price of 4gb / 64 gb varient 166 dollars or 12490 Indian rupees
It seems like the camera section is bleak with no natural colors but, if you are a gamer then it is a good choice as it has a nice Helio G85 processor.
Made a purchase of this waiting for delivery, had two Moto's now both been fine but my G7 Power has been having a lot of screen freezage which means I'm having to reboot a couple of times a day but I hope this issue is in the past now, for £139 it was too good a price to turn down
