Android Authority Advises Against Five Motorola Phones, Citing Value and Support Issues

The Razr Ultra (2026) is among Motorola’s most powerful devices, with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, 16GB of RAM, a solid camera package and a decent design, according to Android Authority. The report criticizes its value: despite a $1,500 price tag, the phone adds little beyond a larger battery, a display with slightly higher peak brightness and a few other minor changes. It also notes Motorola promises only three OS updates and four years of bug fixes, which the report calls a major sore point at that price. As an alternative, it points to the previous Razr Ultra, listed at $1,299.99 on Amazon and currently around $800, saying buyers can get a very similar device for nearly half the price.

For the Moto G (2025), Android Authority says the budget line has declined from the original Moto G’s reputation. The 2025 model was the first in the family to drop budget Snapdragon chips for weaker and cheaper MediaTek processors, the report says. It also cites less-than-great cameras and only two years of updates, while budget phones from brands such as Samsung promise far more. The report says the Moto G (2025) improved very little over its predecessor aside from minor changes. Although it now costs around $150, the article advises caution, pointing to the Galaxy A17 at $174.99 on Amazon, which can be found for around the same sale price and offers a better display and a software update policy lasting years longer. Camera performance is similar, though the Moto G’s MediaTek processor is arguably slightly faster, according to the report.

The Moto G (2026) does not reverse that trend, Android Authority says. It again uses the same MediaTek processor, making it still a bit slower than the two-year-old Moto G (2024). Storage options and the camera package are largely unchanged apart from an upgraded selfie camera. The display’s Gorilla Glass has been slightly updated, the base model’s storage rises from 64GB to 128GB, and battery capacity increases by 200mAh. The report says these changes do not justify the $250 asking price, and that Motorola should have offered at least a major design change or an improved software update policy. It calls keeping the aging MediaTek 6300 processor Motorola’s biggest sin on this model. Android Authority recommends the Galaxy A17 or spending more on the Galaxy A37, listed at $449.99 on Amazon.

The Moto G Stylus (2026) is harder to recommend than some predecessors, according to the report. Like the other Moto G models in the article, it reuses last year’s processor and keeps its specifications close to the previous model, including the same Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and a nearly identical OLED panel. The battery increases slightly from 5,000mAh to 5,200mAh. The report says the phone is not an exact clone of last year’s Moto G Stylus and begins to describe its biggest change, but the available excerpt ends before completing that point. The fifth phone named in the headline is not detailed in the available text.