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Moto G54 review: Budget Moto with 5G, 120 Hz and clean Android.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2023·$249
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#28 of 232
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Clean-Android budget value.

Moto G54 brings 5G, 120 Hz and OIS to $249 with near-stock software. The short update window is the catch.

01Display

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

TypeIPS LCD, 120 Hz
Size6.5 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 58-point average for budget phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

62/100

At 62/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2023 — 9 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 7020 (6 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired30 W (33 W India)

05Build

66/100

66/100 puts it above the 63-point average for budget phones of 2023.

06Value

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among budget phones of 2023 — 9 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • 5G + 120 Hz + OIS at $249.
  • Near-stock Android.
  • 5,000 mAh battery.
  • Headphone jack + microSD.
What doesn't
  • LCD not AMOLED.
  • Only 1 OS update.
  • Dimensity 7020 is modest.
  • IP52 only.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy A16 5G
$200 · score 70/100

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 232-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .