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My first Motorola was a Moto E 2015. Despite its shortcomings in terms of camera and memory, I used it for five years. Then my brother gave me his Xiaomi phone, and its battery swelled up after two extra years of use. Since then, I've stuck with Motorolas, both new and used.
Why? I know their ecosystem. Another issue is that in my country (Spain), they're cheaper than other brands. It's nothing like Samsung or Honor, where it's hard to find good deals. Plus, used phones tend to be more expensive than other manufacturers.
What I don't like about Motorola is their update policy. In the lower-end models, sometimes you don't even get an update system. In others, you're stuck with countless bugs. So, in that sense, it's a bit like Xiaomi. Some phones were left in poor condition and then lost support. Another problem is that they've had poor VoIP/VoLTE support with Spanish carriers, and this is still partly the case today. Now I'll share some first-hand experiences:
My Moto G04s with 8GB of RAM. The phone's sensors stopped working in the summer. They fixed it with an update. But it's a phone that barely gets updates and will die with Android 14.
My Moto G34 with 4GB of RAM. With Android 15, background apps reload faster than with Android 14. I have a bug where it only charges quickly with the Motorola charger. If I use another one, the charging is unstable. I didn't have this problem with Android 14.
My main phone is a Moto G55 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. I wasn't too keen on buying it because of its IBM GPU, which had already given me some trouble. But I got one for €110. Much cheaper than the equivalent Xiaomi or Poco Phone.
My current Motorola phones are:
Moto G55
2 Moto G04s. One with 8GB of RAM and another with 4GB
Two Moto G34s
Moto E13
And now a Moto G15 with 8GB of RAM
I've had others like another G04s with 8GB and a G05 that I also sold. I also have a few other phones from Xiaomi, Vivo, and Honor.
All bought on sale or clearance. Lately, I've bought a lot of phones to try out and rotate as needed, like a jacket or shoes. I also listen to a lot of podcasts at home or on the go. So, I don't take my Moto G55 for a run or a hike. I take the others. Then there's the issue of the headphone jack. Even the cheapest headphones last me about six months. I've had problems with the €20 wireless ones. They fall out, lose sync, cause interference, or simply stop working after a short time. I have two wired Panasonic headphones that are still working after a year of use.
Motorola has surpassed Xiaomi in that regard. I'm also seeing brands like Honor that, in their entry-level models, are already skipping the 3.5mm headphone jack. Motorola, for now, still includes it in its low-end models. Although this might change next year. Xiaomi, in its 15 series, has only included a headphone jack in the Redmi C series.
What if I switch to other brands? If I buy Samsung, with my budget, I'll only get junk with old MediaTek processors or exynos and 4GB of RAM. The same goes for Honor. If I go with Xiaomi, I'll end up with much more bloatware and bugs, plus a higher price. Then there's the issue of microSD cards and the headphone jack, which I still use. So, I'm stuck with Motorola, even though I don't particularly like the brand and its current business practices.
