SpecEagle review · Motorola

Moto G04 review: A clean-Android entry phone with a 90 Hz screen for next to nothing.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2024·$100
Overall
44/100
Class rank
#13 of 21
Tier
Entry
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Clean Android at the bottom of the market.

G04 gives a ~$100 buyer the thing Motorola does best at this price — near-stock Android without bloat — on a 90 Hz screen with a big battery. The Unisoc T606 and HD+ panel are exactly the floor you expect. As a first phone or backup it is honest and tidy.

01Display

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2024.

TypeIPS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.56 inches
Resolution1,612 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

44/100

44/100 trails the 48-point cohort average for entry phones of 2024.

Main16 MP, f/2.0
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

42/100

42/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2024.

ChipsetUnisoc T606 (12 nm)
RAM4 / 8 GB (+ virtual)
Storage64 / 128 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired15 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 58-point average for entry phones of 2024.

06Value

62/100

62/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for entry phones of 2024.

What works
  • Near-stock Android at ~$100.
  • 90 Hz screen, 5,000 mAh, microSD + jack.
  • Vegan-leather finish.
  • IP52 splash resistance.
What doesn't
  • Unisoc T606 + 4 GB are very slow.
  • HD+ panel, 16 MP single camera.
  • 15 W charging, single speaker.
  • 4G only, one OS update.
Cross-shop it against
POCO M7 5G
$140 · score 52/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 21-phone cohort of entry devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .