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Motorola Moto G17
Motorola's Moto G17 is a budget 4G phone with a MediaTek Helio G81 Extreme chipset, a 6.72-inch 60Hz LCD, a 50MP main camera with a 5MP ultrawide and a 32MP selfie camera. It has a 5200mAh battery with 18W charging, IP64 splash resistance, a microSD slot and a 3.5mm jack. It launched in select EMEA markets in January 2026, at 149.99 GBP in the UK for the 4GB/128GB model.
Pros
- 50MP Sony LYTIA 600 main camera and a 32MP selfie camera
- 5200mAh battery that ran just under 22 hours in a review battery test
- MicroSD slot supporting up to 1TB and a 3.5mm headphone jack
- Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and IP64 splash resistance
Cons
- Display is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate
- 4G only, with no 5G support
- Sluggish performance in review testing of the 4GB model
- No Android OS upgrades are promised: it ships with Android 15 and gets two years of security updates
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the MediaTek Helio G81, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Motorola Moto G17
Display
- Screen size
- 6.72 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 1080x2400
- Pixel density
- 391 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,050 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Helio G81 Extreme
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.88
- Ultra-wide
- 5 MP
- Max video
- 1080p@30fps
- Front camera
- 32 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,200 mAh
- Wired charging
- 18 W
- Wireless charging
- 0 W
Design
- Weight
- 190 g
- Thickness
- 8.2 mm
- IP rating
- IP64
Connectivity
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 15
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the Motorola Moto G17 good in 2026?
The Motorola Moto G17 earns an Inno Score of 32.8/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Motorola's Moto G17 is a budget 4G phone with a MediaTek Helio G81 Extreme chipset, a 6.72-inch 60Hz LCD, a 50MP main camera with a 5MP ultrawide and a 32MP selfie camera. It has a 5200mAh battery with 18W charging, IP64 splash resistance, a microSD slot and a 3.5mm jack. It launched in select EMEA markets in January 2026, at 149.99 GBP in the UK for the 4GB/128GB model.
What are the key specs of the Motorola Moto G17?
Chipset: MediaTek Helio G81 Extreme · Screen size: 6.72 ″ · Capacity: 5,200 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Motorola Moto G17?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are iQOO Z10 Lite 5G, OPPO K14 Lite, Realme P4s Lite — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
