This Moto Telephone Has a Headphone Jack, MicroSD Slot, and Wi-fi Charging—and It is on Sale for $200

Motorola’s Moto G smartphones have lengthy been among the finest values within the smartphone market. Uber low cost, they nonetheless have tons of options and capabilities, and this yr’s Moto G Energy 5G is a superb instance. For simply $200 ($100 off), because of Amazon’s Prime Huge Deal Days sale occasion, you get a trendy, fairly Android cellphone with options you not discover on flagship telephones, like a headphone jack.

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Moto G Energy (2025)

Am I bummed that the Moto G Stylus 5G 2025 is not on sale? Sure, sure, I’m. That cellphone has higher efficiency and provides a stylus for good measure. However the Moto G Energy 2025 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) remains to be purchase, particularly for a mere $200. It has this pretty inexperienced vegan leather-based texture on the again that elevates its appears to be like, paired with a big 6.8-inch 120-Hz display screen.

Appears apart, there are three principal causes to purchase this cellphone. First, it has a headphone jack. Should you choose plugging your headphones in, whether or not you are using a pattern or swear by audio constancy, you may recognize the jack. Second, there is a microSD card slot. Which means you may broaden the built-in 128 GB as much as 1 terabyte in case you want the area. These two options are all however gone on midrange and high-end smartphones in the present day, making the Moto G Energy additional particular.

The third cause is not essentially essential however a comfort: wi-fi charging. It is uncommon to search out wi-fi charging in sub-$400 smartphones, so it is good to have the ability to plop the cellphone on a wi-fi charger as a substitute of fishing for a USB-C cable.

The 5,000-mAh battery right here can stretch to 2 days with common use, and the dual-camera system can take some first rate pictures. Efficiency is not notably spectacular. It’s going to be capable to deal with the same old apps and light-weight cellular video games, however you will note some stutters right here and there, and app launches could take an additional beat. It is not frustratingly sluggish, simply noticeable.

The opposite factor to know is that this cellphone will solely obtain yet another Android working system replace to Android 17 (it is presently getting Android 16), although it can get safety updates for a bit greater than two years. This is not a cellphone that can final years and years. However in case you want a cellphone now and your funds is tight (otherwise you simply want a second burner cellphone), it is exhausting to go unsuitable right here.

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