Moto G100 review: Snapdragon 870 with desktop mode in a 2021 mid-range that punched above weight.
Motorola's Ready For phone.
Moto G100 paired the SD870 with Motorola's Ready For — a desktop launcher when you plugged into a monitor. In 2021 that was Motorola's most ambitious software push. Performance still holds; LCD and weight show the age.
01Display
68/10068/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2021 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
68/10068/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2021.
03Performance
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2021 — 14 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
80/10080/100 puts it above the 77-point average for mid-range phones of 2021.
05Build
70/10070/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2021.
06Value
72/10072/100 puts it above the 70-point average for mid-range phones of 2021.
- Snapdragon 870 at $500 in 2021.
- Ready For desktop mode (Motorola DeX equivalent).
- Dual-selfie setup.
- microSD + 3.5 mm jack.
- LCD, not AMOLED.
- 215 g.
- 20 W charging modest.
- No IP rating.
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 105-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .