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Motorola Moto G 5G Plus 128GB $388.99 Delivered ($369.54 Officeworks Price Beat) @ MobileCiti, MobileCiti Catch, Allphones

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Motorola Moto G 5G Plus 128GB $388.99 Delivered ($369.54 Officeworks Price Beat) @ MobileCiti, MobileCiti Catch, Allphones
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Yapapi on 20/05/2021 - 21:38 catch.com.au (2162 clicks)
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Lowest price so far for this great value 5G capable phone with a good chip and a fairly vanilla/stock version of Android. Helped my mum buy one last weekend (when most stores had it for $499) when Catch had it for $398 (which disappeared immediately after we did that). Now back for even less at Catch (link above) as well as MobileCiti and Allphones. Most other stores (inc Officeworks & JB Hifi) have dropped to $399 now.

Motorola Moto g 5G Plus (5G, 6.7" FHD+, Qualcomm Snapdragon SD765, 48MP Quad Camera System, 5000 mAH Battery, Dual SIM, 4/64GB, Android 10), Surfing Blue

Ultra-fast speed. Ultra-wide view. Meet moto g 5G plus, bringing ultra-fast 5G speed, ultra-wide selfies, and an ultra- wide CinemaVision display to everyone.
Unbelievable 5G speed

Ultra-wide selfie camera system
48 MP quad camera system
2-day* battery
6.7″ CinemaVision display
Powerful performance
Beautifully comfortable design

https://store.motorola.com.au/product/moto-g-5g-plus/

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    • rifter on 20/05/2021 - 21:57
      +20

      Pretty sure Samsung S series will drop more in value than the full price of this phone in the first week you own it.

    • garage sale on 21/05/2021 - 08:44

      if you want resale value check what used iphones cost after 1-2 years …. i use android because it’s cheap and accept that resale value drops quick , hence i don’t buy android flag ship when released but buy 1 year old models that have had price drops.

    • Brianqpr on 21/05/2021 - 10:16

      I don't think too many people are buying $400 phones with a view to high resale value. Even if you get $100 after a couple of years its only a $300 depreciation.

      I paid $400 for a Huawei phone, which was very decent, used it for two and a half years and sold it recently for $150. Probably could have got a bit more but it was a quick sale to a cash buyer.

      Sold my daughter's old iphone 8 of a similar age and got $200 (or possibly $220, can't recall exactly). People weren't exactly lining up to offer more. I believe it launched at $1,079. Over $800 depreciation vs $250 on the Huawei.

      Iphone x 256GB, launched at nearly $2k, still a very capable phone. Can be had for around $500 refurbished in excellent condition with a 12 month warranty, so I assume a straight used one with no warranty is worth less. Just bought one for my son (paid $450 using an ebay discount code).

      Apple are often cited as the best phones for resale value. The examples above disprove this. Maybe if you sell them within 12 months of buying new, otherwise you will actually "lose" more money on flagships.

      • crazyboy on 11/06/2021 - 13:45

        Apple are often cited as the best phones for resale value compared to Android flagship phones such as Samsung.
        The above comparison is not correct as you are comparing a $2000 phone with $400 phone. Or at the very least it should be measured in percentage rather than real numbers.

    • PAPower on 22/05/2021 - 16:19

      Don't care hehehehe.
      Got one from Officeworks today for $218 with pre-tax dollars.

  • skido on 20/05/2021 - 22:06
    +32

    similiar price (+ $0.99) on their ebay store

    can use code: PAPPSS (on eBay app) for extra $30 off - bringing the total down to $358.99 delivered

    • PAPower on 22/05/2021 - 16:20
      +1

      My local officeworks decided 'competitors price' was 228 so I got it for 218.

      • Xantar on 30/05/2021 - 12:42

        Godbless blindsided people =)

  • Aussybob on 20/05/2021 - 22:11

    price seems pretty good.. why are they so cheap?

    • scrimshaw on 20/05/2021 - 22:20

      Mainly because it's nearly a year old (it was released July 2020) and the cameras aren't exactly the best.

    • l3wis992 on 20/05/2021 - 22:29
      +9

      A mate of mine works at a shop that sells them and said he gets more warranty returns of these phones than every other phone they have combined.

      • noshopping on 21/05/2021 - 04:14
        +2

        What phone brand does he say get the least returns/built like a rock?

      • Sapiens on 21/05/2021 - 08:43

        Will chip in - had E6 and Power G7 fail and had to be returned for warranty repairs last year. At least the shop they use in Sydney is v fast, but enough of a warning not to buy Motorola.

    • macrocephalic on 21/05/2021 - 09:15
      -1

      Motorola is owned by Lenovo, and when you price this phone against other Chinese brands it's not that cheap. For comparison, you can buy the Poco X3 Pro from Amazon for about $340. The X3 Pro has a better processor, more RAM, more storage, probably the same camera, and a 120hz display.

      The real question should be "why are other phones so expensive?"

      • samehada on 21/05/2021 - 14:17
        +1

        again, it is not 5G phone, if you want to compare like for like, compare with 5G phone.

  • Hsullivan92 on 20/05/2021 - 22:12
    +9

    I have one - great phone - Can't fault it and amazing battery. 5G i've hit 500Mbps in Melb City.

  • putshan on 20/05/2021 - 22:15

    What's the catch here?
    Seems like a very solid phone for a very cheap price.

    • khadro on 20/05/2021 - 22:42
      +11

      Things I don't like:

      No wireless charging.
      The blue colour is a bit awful.
      I can't find a way to make the volume rocker default to actually changing my ring volume instead of media volume.
      The fingerprint scanner is in a bit of a weird place, it's quite high up on the side.
      I prefer my headphone jack at the opposite end to the charging port.
      The cameras are not fantastic, especially at night.
      Has a stupid google assistant button that you can't remap.
      Still on Android 10, but apparently Moto started rolling out A11 in Spain a couple of weeks ago, so we might get it soon, depending on your provider I guess.

      But my battery is currently at 83%, and it says I have ~44 hours left. And that's probably about right, it will almost certainly last me the whole day tomorrow.
      I don't play games or watch movies on my phone though.

      I grabbed mine for like $100 using Telstra Plus points, so I certainly not complaining for the price… but I would 100% buy it again at the price in this bargain.

  • ibtihaj on 20/05/2021 - 22:17

    is this an upgrade to my Samsung Note 9?

    • Yapapi on 20/05/2021 - 22:33

      Note 9 doesn't have 5G, so on that front, yes it is an upgrade.

      • ibtihaj on 20/05/2021 - 22:38

        thx
        processor wise?

        • Xantar on 20/05/2021 - 23:41

          Same I think. It is incredible snappy.

  • spedohero on 20/05/2021 - 22:26
    +1

    Does anyone know if the dual sim is not using the memory card slot?

    • alic4n4 on 20/05/2021 - 22:31
      +4

      From Catch website : "Card slot : Yes. Up to 1TB microSDXC Card (uses shared SIM slot)"

      • spedohero on 20/05/2021 - 22:39

        Oh damn… no deal for me.

        • neonlight on 20/05/2021 - 23:00

          4G plus had it separate that was the best feature ever.

          I sold mine 4 years ago

  • dfg555 on 20/05/2021 - 22:52

    2 day battery Kapp

  • neonlight on 20/05/2021 - 22:59

    At this price point go for Xiaomi….it does have same SoC as Pixel 5, Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765 5G

    Don't think it performs better than Pixel 5, but it comes SD Card slot, 3.5mm jack, Fast charging 20W vs 18W and has longer battery life.

    However you are dealing with Lenovo not Google

    • Yapapi on 20/05/2021 - 23:12

      Which Xiaomi were you thinking of?

      • neonlight on 20/05/2021 - 23:14
        -1

        Poco X3 Pro a couple of weeks back. Unless you want local warranty that is

        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/620557

        120Hz screen + SD 860 + 33W Charging

        Maybe you can get custom roms for it dunno

        • samehada on 20/05/2021 - 23:44
          +1

          this is 5G and Xiaomi is 4G.

          • neonlight on 21/05/2021 - 00:02
            +2

            @samehada: 5G doesn't mean much to me might mean something else for others. Mvno nothing of them got 5G anyway

            • macrocephalic on 21/05/2021 - 09:24

              @neonlight: TBH, even if I had 5G reception it probably wouldn't bother me that much. 4G is fast enough for my current mobile needs.

          • garage sale on 21/05/2021 - 08:53

            @samehada: i think this 4g vs 5g on oz bargain will be like does it have band 28 was 2 years ago …..people who are in 5g zone will want it people not in 5g don’t care and eventually people just want it for when they are in a5g zone or future proofing ….. my optus plan doesn’t have4g or5g plans, it’s fastest tower same price.

            i bought a remdmi 9 as a spare phone for $145 on last deal , no 5g, it’s a spare phone. if i was spending $350 i’d want 5g as then it becomes my daily phone.

        • macrocephalic on 21/05/2021 - 09:20

          It's still that same price. I bought one last week, it won't be delivered until next month though. I wish they had a faster delivery option. If I was in a hurry I would have paid the premium to buy it from Amazon I guess.

    • Xantar on 21/05/2021 - 00:00
      +2

      Weird comparison with Pixel 5 when Pixel 5 is more than double the price of this phone.

      • neonlight on 21/05/2021 - 00:03
        -1

        Double the price but double in better performance and usage not sure

        • Xantar on 21/05/2021 - 00:08
          +3

          Weirdly, you sounds unsure of your own pitch… anyway, people wants cheap 5G phone that works, and this is it ;)

  • resisting the urge on 21/05/2021 - 06:29
    +3

    Like many old phones, this is based on a common qualcomm chipset, vulnerable to at least one serious vulnerability: CVE-2020-11292. Motorola are yet to update it, and have not said that they will.

    https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/security-probe-of-qualc…

    • macrocephalic on 21/05/2021 - 09:23
      +1

      You mean like almost all decent phones except iPhones and Australian Samsungs?

      • resisting the urge on 22/05/2021 - 13:09

        Many old iPhones are affected.

        Not sure about Samsungs, they have far better stacks than the Chinese ones but still you have to rely on a tight MDM implementation to keep them (relatively) resilient from inexperienced attackers

  • ChineseElectronics on 21/05/2021 - 06:45

    Shame this isn't using an OLED screen otherwise i would be all over it.

  • raiamino on 21/05/2021 - 09:14
    +2

    3.5mm audio output is very weak, have tested on two different models, phone is great otherwise. I got USB-C to 3.5mm adaptor to solve the problem.

  • bobokingdom on 21/05/2021 - 12:21

    I bought this phone last week. Still on Android 10 and Jan 2021 security patch! :( But the screen is one of the better LCD screens!

  • samehada on 21/05/2021 - 14:19

    A drawback of this phone is that it use the slower UFS2.1 storage compared to Xiaomi phone.

  • alokin123 on 21/05/2021 - 16:42
    +1

    So now that these no longer have the extra card slot, are there any newish dual SIM + card slot phones around?

  • shabaka on 22/05/2021 - 08:32
    +1

    I don't know why people are so excited about 5g

    I can't remember when I maxed out the bandwidth of 4g connection on my phone

    5g is relevant if you are considering wireless home broadband, otherwise I see no point in 5g mobile phones

    correct me if I am wrong, but why would you really want speeds faster than your home NBN in your phone? what the hell would you use it for

    • spedohero on 22/05/2021 - 09:59

      Yes I am using 5G for wireless home broadband. 4G is hopeless at my location.

      • shabaka on 22/05/2021 - 10:42
        +2

        also, I get it that 5g is the way of the future, and if you want to future proof your phone you might as well choose a unit with 5g

        but think of it this way: 3g network will operate till 2024, and 4g even longer, so by the time having 5g will be relevant, the phone you buy today will already be out of warranty and you'll be looking for a new one anyway

        so I don't think 5g is relevant in mobile phones right now. just my 2c

  • stuckster on 23/05/2021 - 09:00

    So I have a Moto 5G Plus that's about 4 years old. I'm guessing it's not the same phone. How do their naming conventions work?

    • OLLIEBE4R on 24/05/2021 - 09:59

      Naming conventions pretty much change each generation with the Motorola phones. This is a Moto G 5G meaning a Moto G with 5g network capability. They previously had phones named G5 - G9, and also currently have a G10 and G30.
      So yes certainly not the same phone.

  • nexusnerd on 02/07/2021 - 12:23

    Spoke to Mobicity. This is XT2075 (without -3 suffix) model. Anybody with this model on Boost confirm whether VoLTE (optionally VoWiFi) works for them please? If yes, I'd like to buy this phone.

  • nexusnerd on 15/07/2021 - 18:51

    Ended up buying the dual SIM model from Mobileciti. It's indeed XT-2075-3. Apparently there are two variants of this phone: 1. Telstra variant, with single SIM 2. Retail variant with dual SIMs. Both models appear to share the same model number: XT-2075-3. I've confirmed the Mobileciti dual SIM variant to support VoLTE on both Telstra and Optus networks. Confirmed VoWiFi with Telstra.

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