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moto g50
Motorola's moto g50 is a budget 5G phone with a 6.5-inch 90Hz HD+ LCD, a Snapdragon 480 5G chip with 4GB RAM and a 5000mAh battery. It was announced on 25 March 2021 in Europe at 249.99 EUR (199.99 GBP in the UK), with a 48MP main camera and a 10W in-box charger. It is not the MediaTek-based moto g50 5G.
Pros
- 5000mAh battery that Motorola rates for over two days of use
- Low launch price for a 5G phone: 249.99 EUR or 199.99 GBP
- 90Hz refresh rate on the 6.5-inch display
- 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD slot up to 1TB and NFC in Europe
- Water-repellent design and near-stock Android 11
Cons
- HD+ LCD (1600x720) that reaches only about 362 nits in review testing
- Ships with a 10W charger, so a full charge is slow (about 2 hours 35 minutes in review testing)
- Single mono speaker
- No ultrawide camera, only a 5MP macro and a 2MP depth sensor beside the 48MP main, and video tops out at 1080p
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the moto g50
Display
- Screen size
- 6.5 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 720x1600
- Pixel density
- 269 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 90 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 362 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 83.2 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
- RAM (max)
- 4 GB
- Storage options
- 64GB / 128GB
Camera
- Main camera
- 48 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.7
- Max video
- 1080p@60fps
- Front camera
- 13 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 10 W
Design
- Weight
- 192 g
- Thickness
- 9 mm
- Frame material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 11
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the moto g50 good in 2026?
The moto g50 earns an Inno Score of 31.8/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Motorola's moto g50 is a budget 5G phone with a 6.5-inch 90Hz HD+ LCD, a Snapdragon 480 5G chip with 4GB RAM and a 5000mAh battery. It was announced on 25 March 2021 in Europe at 249.99 EUR (199.99 GBP in the UK), with a 48MP main camera and a 10W in-box charger. It is not the MediaTek-based moto g50 5G.
What are the key specs of the moto g50?
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G · Screen size: 6.5 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 48 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the moto g50?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are itel A200+, OnePlus N6 Lite, HMD Luma — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
