Reviewers Liked
- Great build quality
- Good battery life
- Unlocked; works on every carrier
Reviewers Didn't Like
- No performance boost over G5
- Poor camera
Motorola Moto G5S
76
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Expert Reviews
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The G5S is a step in the right direction, but with the Moto G6 on the market, is it still worth...
By DXOMark
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69
At an overall score of 69 points, the Motorola Moto G5S is battling for position in our ranking with other mid-range devices such as the Lava Z25 and the Meizu Pro 7 Plus. This said, it even just beats a high-end phone, the Nokia 8, despite lacking a...
By techadvisor.co.uk
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70
The G5s is a good-looking, well-built phone that suffers from below-average performance. Its cameras are good, though, and it has a decent screen.The main problem is that you can get a faster phone with better specs for the same money, so it's hard to...
By Alphr
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80
Motorola deserves credit for responding to criticism of the G5, and with the Moto G5S it's certainly got some things right. The new design is beautiful, the screen is bright and punchy and the camera has gone from a mediocre snapper to a best-in-class...
By NotebookCheck
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83
Camera evolution. The special edition of the Moto G5 is intended to add to Motorola's selection of mid-range smartphones, and there have been a number of changes to make that happen. Most notably, the camera has been considerably enhanced. We will...
By Trusted Reviews
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80
Moto G5S – Camera The rear facing camera consists of a 16MP sensor behind an f/2.0 lens. It takes takes perfectly fine pictures in various lighting conditions. Like all cheap camera phones, things look great when the light is working with you. And when...
By The Verge
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75
The Moto G5S Plus is better than the G5 Plus in tangible ways — the build quality and the display are better and bigger, respectively — but with a $50 price jump over its predecessor, the G5S Plus probably isn’t the budget king for most people if your main priority is saving a bit of money. The G5 Plus can handle anything you throw at it, also has a 1080p display, and comes in a 4GB of RAM / 64GB of storage configuration. If you want a bigger screen, the G5S Plus is the answer. For everyone else, the G5 Plus is still good enough. The king lives on.
By TechRadar
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80
The Moto G5S offers a high degree of build quality improvement over the Moto G5, resulting in a phone that looks and feels very good for the price. Its camera is also capable of capturing some truly impressive shots, and NFC is a welcome addition.It's a...
By goodhousekeeping.co.uk
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76
The Moto G5S brings the glitz and glamour of a flagship smartphone to those with a more modest budget. Easy to use, it's got a great camera, more storage space than its predecessors (but still the option to expand with a MicroSD card slot) and Google...
By Gadgets360
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80
Moto G5S Plus and Moto G5S were launched in India on Tuesday as the 'special edition of the Moto G5 series.' Lenovo-owned Motorola lately has been expanding the product portfolio aggressively in India and launching Moto smartphones across different...
By bit.com.au
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Motorola's Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus both offer plenty of value, with bigger screens, much improved design and better cameras than their predecessors. The 5.2in Moto G is more affordable at $349, but the $429 is arguably even better value, with 5.5in...
By channelpostmea.com
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Lenovo's Motorola Mobility unit recently launched the Moto G5 and the Moto G5 Plus. Immediately, the company also announced new premium 'S' editions of the already spectacular “G5” series.While the company has come up with Special Editions of the G5...
By GadgetDiary
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By Gadgets360
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The smartphone market in India changes rapidly, and Lenovo's decision to launch special editions of the fifth-generation Moto devices seems like a great move - except for buyers of the originals. Both the Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus offer enhancements...
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