Moto G84 Review

Hi All,
Welcome back to Tech Time with Rick.
Today I’m going to share with you my review of the Moto G84, the latest budget smartphone from Motorola. I’ve been using this phone for about a week now, and I want to tell you what I like and what I don’t like about it, and whether it’s worth buying or not.

[SoftKitteh]

Excellent review! I keep buying Motos. I tell myself this time I'll try something new - but Motorola is always the best value for money and does everything I want it to do. So, I keep getting Motorolas. NOW it's got an OLED screen so I can see it outside in the sunshine! Happy Moto User.

[bitnitwit]

Looks like fantastic value for money, shame the photo and video footage doesn't look great

[s.b.]

Thank you for the good Review !👍
The Moto G84 is a realy good Smartphone for 300€.

[dbs]

As always - the hardware is pretty good. However, soon after getting this phone, it was practically FORCING me to update Android, with no option of turning these update prompts off. Tech companies blackmail you into updating your phone, by threatening you saying your phone isn't secure. However, the updates are really only there for one reason - to slow your phone down and overload its processing capability, so you buy a new one in 2.5 years time. Instead of anti-virus software, we need anti-update software to stop tech companies doing this.

[jimtekkit]

Great review, looks like a very good bang-for-buck phone. I'm upgrading my Galaxy J7 Pro and need something that can tolerate exposure to contaminants in day-to-day life while in my pocket. It's impossible to keep my phone away from dirt, dust and moisture so there's no way I can have an expensive flagship. Just need something that performs decent enough with good battery life.

[iitzfizz]

Just ordered one, paid £155 for it, I was picking at first between the G54 and G84 but I didn't know if the G84 was worth £30 more but then I found out I had a 10% code which brought the price o the G84 down to £155, more or less the same price as the G54 so it was a no brainer then. Had many Moto G's in the past, most of the early ones; 1, 2, 3 & 4. Redmi Note 12 was slowing way down due to 4GB RAM and it feels good to be going back to Motorola again since I always loved the Moto G's for their value, functionality and stock android feel.

[Sitheral]

Pretty solid review, also nice touch with the cat 😁 this would basically be my perfect phone if it had better SoC. Everything from Moto with a better one doesnt have headphone jack. I guess I need a Sony phone...

[xyyashirox]

Why my phone doesn't have the pantom viva magenta logo on the back. ? Or in the box? Do you think is fake?

[RageOfAThousandSuns]

The fact they are pretty poor for software support and updates is the result of having too many different phones currently out and being released throughout the year.

In order to be able keep churning out good spec phones they have to cut corners with the software support. Generally moto phones offer better specs for the money compared to companies like Samsung, but Samsung have far better software support.

I bought a Moto g9 play a couple of years ago which only got 1 android update and a few security updates. Any glitches or software issues which I reported on the Moto forums just got brushed under the rug due to no more updates, even if they broke phone functionality.

[alcylon]

Why is all hyped about specs.? it is how a phone performs on daily use that matters. on this budget phone you get charger, sd slot, 256 internal storage 😱 that would had you ripped off when buying samsung, Apple. And you dont get a charger 😡

[au]

Hi which phone would you go for this one or honor 90 smart? I'm more interested in camera and overall which is better

[МаоЦзэдун-бс]

I read in nanoreview that g84 has lpddr5 and ufs 2.2, also Motorola too says lpddr5 with asterisk, how can I check it?

[DKTUBS]

I was about to buy samsung A34 5G but my phonecompany offered me this G84 for 15€, im getting it next week. Thanks for review

[mikeengland]

27/12/23 Quick update on price. The G84 is selling for £199 at Argos and Currys (UK) Bargain !

[silvanigra]

How does this compare to Samsung's midrangers (A54/A34)? Are there any particular pros and cons why you would choose one over the other?

[rompet-hshy]

The Moto G84 5G has a big problem. It's a sound. The outgoing volume is quite weak. Low sound power is on the speakers of the phone. Bluetooth and 3.5 jack also have Low sound. It doesn't matter how you connect any device it will play quietly. It doesn't matter via Bluetooth or a 3.5 jack you will need to turn them on almost to the maximum. Standard melodies play loudly. However, if you turn on something from YouTube or other apps, the volume is -50%. Most likely, the problem is software, but the problem has been around for six months. It seems that Motorola is not going to solve it. There are many negative reviews about this problem on the Internet and the Motorola support site.

[AwaisMahmood]

Hello Rick, if you lay this on a flat surface and use the phone, does it wobble, do you think it'll damage the camera lens over time please?

[COUNTRYBALLmexico-w]

Hola, no hablo muy bien English, disculpe, porqué que el teléfono se calienta mucho jugando roblox?
Mi pequeña juega, y al tener 25 minutos jugando se calienta demasiado.
Lo compré apenas el sábado.

[absolut]

Is that true, that this phone will receive only one Android update (to Android 14), which is about to be released? It's simply unbelievable...

[DrBroncanuus]

as a Non-gamer..should i buy the Moto G84 or Honor Magic 6 Lite ?