motorola has announced the moto g 5G 2026 and moto g Power 5G 2026, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the g series for the US market, as the successors to last year’s models.
Both the phones retain 6.7″ HD+ 120Hz LCD screen, MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC, side-mounted fingerprint scanner, dual SIM support with eSIM, Dolby Atmos, Stereo speakers. These run the latest Android 16 with My UX, pack a 5200mAh battery with 30W fast charging, and soft, vegan leather finish.
The moto g 5G (2026) has a 50MP main camera along with a 2MP macro secondary camera and a 32MP front camera. The moto g Play 5G (2026) has a 32MP rear camera and a 8MP front camera.
moto g (2026) and moto g Play 5G (2026) specifications
- 6.7-inch (1604 × 720 Pixels) HD+ 20:9 aspect ratio LCD screen, 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1000 nits of peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6nm processor (2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz) with Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
- 4GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB / 256GB storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 16 with My UX
- Dual SIM (1 physical Nano SIM + eSIM + 1 microSD)
- moto g (2026) – 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, Quad Pixel technology, 2MP macro camera with f/2.5 aperture, 32MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture
- moto g Play 5G (2026) – 32MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, 8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
- 3.5mm audio jack, Dolby Atmos, Stereo speakers
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
- Dimensions: 167.15×76.40×8.44 mm; Weight: 202g
- Dust and splash resistant (IP52)
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5,200mAh battery with 30W fast charging
Pricing and availability
The moto g 5G (2026) comes in PANTONE Slipstream and PANTONE Cattleya Orchid colorways, is priced at USD 199.99 (Rs. 17,740 approx.) and will be available universally unlocked online at motorola.com starting December 11, followed by Best Buy and Amazon.com on January 15
The moto g Play 5G (2026) comes in PANTONE Slipstream colorway is priced at USD 169.99 (Rs. 15,080 approx.) and will be available universally unlocked online at motorola.com starting November 13, followed by Best Buy in the coming months.