Motorola Moto E5 Play / Motorola Moto E Play (5th Gen.)

Solid display ; Affordable ; Day-long battery life ; Removable battery ; Simple software

Poor low light camera ; Won’t receive Android P ; Fingerprint sensor not included depending on carrier

For such a cheap price, the Moto E5 Play packs in all the basics you need for a solid smartphone experience.

Inarguably cheap ; Clean Android experience ; Headphone jack

Slow charging ; Plastic body ; Low base storage ; Few purchasing options

The Moto E5 Play is a true budget phone that won’t wow you, but does offer a compelling value thanks to its low price and a strong delivery on all of the smartphone basics. We’re not in don’t love with anything about it, but any gripes we have are...

Affordable. Sturdy build. Decent overall performance. Removable battery.

Mediocre camera quality. Fingerprint sensor depends on carrier.

Whether you buy it for $40 or $120, the Moto E5 Play offers solid value if you're looking for a no-frills smartphone that can handle your basic app, browsing, and telephony needs. It has smoother performance and cleaner software than the similarly...

Impressive camera for a sub-£100 phone ; Inexpensive ; Fast fingerprint reader

Awful display ; Sluggish performance

First impressions count for a lot, and it’s here that the E5 Play falters. It has an uninspiring design, performance is let down by the limited amount of RAM, and its display is awful.

Low-cost devices that give you a little bit of everything ; Light, bloat-free interfaces do a lot with little ; Effective video stabilization (E5 Plus) ; Days-long battery life (E5 Plus) ; Bright and vivid screen (E5 Plus)

Low pixel density on displays show pixelization easily ; Poor outdoor visibility (E5 Play) ; Grainy video capture ; Audio recording in videos can be almost useless (E5 Play) ; Micro-USB charging instead of the more modern USB-C

Fingerprint sensor (on select models) ; Super-low price ; Android Oreo ; Good-enough performance for a budget phone ; Removable battery

Available only through carriers ; Uninspiring cameras ; Low-res display ; Subpar battery life

The Moto E5 Play proves you can get a decent smartphone experience for less than $100, though you will need to compromise on cameras and battery life.

The Motorola Moto E5 Play gets the job done for some customer groups. The simple design is kid-friendly in that it isn't fragile, though anyone with small hands may find it somewhat big. The screen is solid, and core functions like call quality, data...