Motorola launches Moto G6 and Moto E5 families

[lodore]

My dad has a Moto G5 and he does like it however it has only had one system update since he got it and is still on android N. My mum has had a nokia 5 since xmas and has always got the monthly security patch within the same month and is currently on android 8.0 I will reccomend my dad to go for a nokia next time round is the updates keep at the current pace.

[mercyground]

I quite liked the Moto G5 but software updates take agessss.

My G5+ is still on Android 7 and security updates do take their time to roll out.

Hopefully Motorola would roll out updates faster for the G6 but I'm not holding my breath...

from https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018...moto-g6-and-e5

The 2018 G and E phones all come with Android 8.0 Oreo, but the update situation is pretty sad. The Moto G phones are promised one major OS update, to Android P. The E phones are not guaranteed an OS update. Neither will get monthly security updates, but instead security releases will come "every 60-90 days."

So basically after a year you will be using a custom rom instead. I suggest starting here. https://forum.xda-developers.com/

[Wh00pS]

Used to really like the moto phones but they've lost their edge. Updates are getting really slow and slowly moving away from vanilla Android. Lack of Mirrorlink too. Won't be replacing my wife's G5+ or my Z with new moto phones. Just wish it wasn't so hard to buy a decent priced (<£300) vanilla android anymore...

You could spend an extra £50 and get the Nokia 7 plus.
It's part of the Android one program so gets updates almost straight away, guaranteed OS updates for 2 years and security updates for 3 years.
It's getting very good reviews especially on the camera which is very cabable in low light which most midrange phones fail at.

[Minus]

Had Moto G1 and now using a Moto G4. I might get a Moto G6+ if I find it on sales. I am really impressed and happy with these phones.

[dandyp]

So they seem to have shifted the the Moto G series into the Moto E, while turning the G name into the X series...if that makes any sense.

[Smudger]

So they seem to have shifted the the Moto G series into the Moto E, while turning the G name into the X series...if that makes any sense.

Well, there was the X4 last year, but rather than being the flagship of old, it was decidedly middle ground, and is now available for £200 at CPW, which seems quite a good price. But there are no announcements for a new model, I think maybe Moto have saturated the middle market...