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A good 5G phone that costs $20: Motorola One 5G Ace review

Motorola is no stranger to creating compelling feature-packed phones that won’t break the bank. But when I set out to review the Motorola One 5G Ace I ran into a problem. Was I reviewing a $400 phone? A $300 phone? Or a $20 one? And that was just the beginning. If the Ace seems familiar…

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Motorola is no stranger to creating compelling feature-packed phones that won’t break the bank. But when I set out to review the Motorola One 5G Ace I ran into a problem. Was I reviewing a $400 phone? A $300 phone? Or a $20 one? And that was just the beginning. If the Ace seems familiar it’s because the Motorola One 5G from last year is still available through AT&T and Verizon, for $300. In my review, I walk you through all of the Ace’s prices and major features and compare it with other budget 5G phones.

31 Comments

  1. Eloghosa Osaretin Isaiah

    February 25, 2021 at 6:03 pm

    First to like and comment

    Btw nice phone Motorola

  2. -mil3s

    February 25, 2021 at 6:03 pm

    lookin good ! esp Logo is shining

  3. Tinkermind 3D

    February 25, 2021 at 6:04 pm

    3rd

  4. Totallysam's Channel

    February 25, 2021 at 6:19 pm

    Great review! 📱👍🏾

  5. MAKE RACISTS AFRAID AGAIN

    February 25, 2021 at 6:20 pm

    Are you serious that Motorola is $20 or you’re joking.

    • sherri moquin

      February 25, 2021 at 8:29 pm

      That’s what I thought too

    • thomas mcginnis

      February 26, 2021 at 2:04 am

      Watch the damn video

    • sherri moquin

      February 26, 2021 at 3:33 am

      thomas mcginnis who you saying that to

    • Jon B

      February 26, 2021 at 11:45 pm

      It really just sounds like another elitist tech nerd throwing a few buzzwords together just to make you feel like throwing over $1,100 on a smartphone is the answer to your problems, right?!

    • Jon B

      February 26, 2021 at 11:46 pm

      @sherri moquin Himself! The guy’s triggered over an honest question!

    • sherri moquin

      February 27, 2021 at 3:31 am

      Jon B so he was saying that to himself really?

  6. D

    February 25, 2021 at 6:38 pm

    2020 Moto G Power UNLOCKED: Available for as low as $224.99 via Amazon as of 02.25.21. Near stock Android experience, 4G, 5,000 mAh battery, micro SD slot, headphone port, 4K video capture. For the money, this is hard to beat. The 2021 model is a downgrade: 1080 x 2300 pixels (~399 ppi density) to 720 x 1600 pixels (~266 ppi density), front firing speaker has been removed, no 4K video capture.

  7. Neel O

    February 25, 2021 at 6:38 pm

    🤔 The *price may be very attractive* for T-Mobile customers but this is it. This *phone* has *nothing distinctive* from others. 😐 Nowadays *they all look the same* [the *Android* ones]. And there’s that *annoying notch* so… I’m gonna pass on that one. But it I like it though. 👍

  8. Andrés Ossa

    February 25, 2021 at 6:41 pm

    This is a very “grown-up” review. No BS. Grounded. Love it.

  9. live life loud

    February 25, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    “its great it even has a spy multiplier by four timez.”

  10. ThinkPad22

    February 25, 2021 at 6:47 pm

    This is a good back up phone that’s up to the task if you break your flagship and can’t fix it right away I’d love to have this phone as my backup.

  11. Kortby

    February 25, 2021 at 7:40 pm

    oneplus n10 5g is free at metro

  12. Kamodomon

    February 25, 2021 at 7:41 pm

    3:09 the mic get too hot for this portion for some reason. Had to turn it down even though I turned UP my volume at the beginning of the review cause it was too quiet.

  13. Bryant Mitchell

    February 25, 2021 at 8:35 pm

    Motorola makes great phones, but their software updates can be severely lacking.

  14. Michael Heins

    February 25, 2021 at 8:46 pm

    Motorola Moto 👍😍👍😍👍

  15. Robert Loya

    February 25, 2021 at 9:10 pm

    I bought my Motorola 5G Ace for $280. Just had it for less than 24 hours and so far I love it. My first 5G phone. At first I was going to wait for a couple of years for 5G to be better but for the price I couldn’t wait.

  16. Stanislav Shopov

    February 25, 2021 at 11:10 pm

    In Europe we have the moto g 5g plus (the one with 2 cam’s if the front and side fingerprint reader) great phone but some of the reviewers ware not happy because every 4-5 times using the fingerprint reader it could not read it and they had to use the password or the face unlock …. 3 mounts later the moto g 5g came and except the second front facing camera the higher refresh rate of the display and the back plate fingerprint reader worked exactly the same. I really do not need high refresh rate 60 is cool the front facing camera .. it is ok and the back plate fingerprint reader works fast with no issues…. I have the phone from 2 mounts and i like it a lot….. P.S. the snapdragon 750G is as fast or faster than the 765G ????? go figure

  17. Zian Lim

    February 26, 2021 at 2:39 am

    What a good writing. Kudos!

  18. SUGGEST INFO

    February 26, 2021 at 3:32 am

    😌

  19. Tebby Wafer

    February 26, 2021 at 3:33 am

    I think the details of the phone are your written review, but I do not see a link to that nor the review for the older one 5g you referenced.

  20. Juan Burgos

    February 26, 2021 at 4:27 am

    I got it today and is amazing. The battery. The speed. The storage I add it 400 GB external Memory card and is amazing. Loud speakers. I love it. 100%.

  21. TheEseJandro

    February 26, 2021 at 5:12 am

    Don’t need 5G yet

  22. Esoteric National Bolshevism

    February 26, 2021 at 7:19 am

    Ngl motorola has always been great for me in the past. So I won’t ever diss em

  23. Paul Seagull

    February 26, 2021 at 1:06 pm

    I didn’t know that my Grandmother develops designs for Motorola smartphones

  24. Mr. A

    February 27, 2021 at 4:10 am

    Thanks to this vlog, they raised it to $29.99 today,…THANKS!!

  25. aprilsitaly

    February 27, 2021 at 4:59 am

    I had to recently upgrade my phone. my S1 died on me in summer and I just replaced it 2 weeks ago. I tried saving up for an S10 or S20 but being unemployed made that quite difficult.I ended up buying a $40 motorola phone and its not bad. It has more features standard than my S1 and it’s just about perfect for me. I could use a bit more RAM to speed up the processes, a better camera (currently at 8MP) and expandable storage for basic daily use. The battery is great so far! it lasts a while. Playing games for a couple hours only dropped it to mid 80s on battery saver mode. The screen is no good in natural light outdoors. but overall, motorola is impressive. I still plan on upgrading to a newer samsung for work purposes eventuall but for now, this phone is great.

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