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Moto G5 review Is the Moto G5 a worthy successor to the G4 or a disappointing follow-up? Find out what we thought in our Moto G5 review.

PRICE WHEN REVIEWED

£169

MOTO G5 REVIEW

‘Premium for All’ is Lenovo’s new motto for its G5 phones, the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus, which aim to offer the build quality and feel of a flagship device at decidedly non-flagship prices. That’s especially true of the G5, which offers a metal body, rapid charging, and fingerprint sensor controls - all at a sub-£200 price.

The Moto G4 was one of our favourite mid-range phones last year, so can the G5 repeat the trick? If you want to find out if it's premium for all or cheap and cheerful, find out in our G5 review.

MOTO G5: UK PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

The Moto G5’s best feature is arguably its price: the handset retails in the UK for just £169 for the 2GB RAM model, and £179 for a version with 3GB. That puts it firmly at the low end of the mid-range smartphone market, and right in line with the usual pricing for the Moto Grange.

The G5 is out now in the UK, and you can buy the 2GB model from Carphone Warehouse, Argos, Unlocked Mobiles and John Lewis - O2 is also selling the 2GB G5 in an exclusive blue colour. Meanwhile, the 3GB version is sold by Amazon and the Motorola online store - though isn't yet listed there.

Right now, there’s no plan for the G5 to come out in the US - only the G5 Plus.

MOTO G5: DESIGN AND BUILD

The design is where the G5 has seen the biggest overhaul from its predecessor. The G5 features an aluminium body - instead of the G4’s plastic - which means it immediately feels like a more expensive phone than it is. The 5.0in display stretches most of the way to the sides of the body, though there’s still plenty of bezel at the top and bottom - it’s not quite Galaxy S8premium.

The rear of the phone is dominated by the large camera aperture, which sits above a brushed metal Motorola ‘M’. At 144.5g, it’s a comfortable weight (though has that reassuring heft of any metal-bodied device), while it measures 144.3x73x9.5mm - small enough to very comfortably use in one hand. It’s available in grey or gold (and that O2-exclusive blue model) - our review unit was the Lunar Grey model, which is attractively understated.

The G5 doesn’t boast the sort of striking design that’s likely to turn heads - at least not until you tell someone how little you paid for it. It’s mostly straightforward, unassuming stuff, but it’s the feel of the phone, and its build quality, that really sells it. This is a phone that feels and looks well-made - ‘cheap’ never once sprang to mind. It’s simple, it’s elegant, and there aren’t many better-looking phones that will cost you this little.