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SpecEagle review · Motorola

Moto G73 review: Mid-budget 5G with stereo Dolby Atmos and clean Android.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2023·$299
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#28 of 232
Tier
Budget
Buy?
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The verdict, up front

Clean-Android budget with good audio.

Moto G73 covers 5G, 120 Hz and Dolby Atmos stereo at $299 with near-stock software. The LCD and mid SoC are the trades.

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

62/100

62/100 puts it above the 58-point average for budget phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide8 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

60/100

At 60/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2023 — 7 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 930 (6 nm)
RAM8 GB
Storage256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

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

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired30 W

05Build

66/100

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

06Value

74/100

74/100 puts it above the 69-point average for budget phones of 2023.

What works
  • 5G + 120 Hz + stereo at $299.
  • Near-stock Android.
  • Jack + microSD.
  • Dolby Atmos speakers.
What doesn't
  • LCD not AMOLED.
  • Dimensity 930 is mid.
  • Only 2 OS updates.
  • No OIS.
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? .