The mark of well-researched journalism: telling you who is probably to blame.

Or in anticipation of the new market with graphene

Sigh, they couldn't have waited until after the grapheneOS phone?

I had a 3rd Gen Moto G in 2016. It was IPX7 rated, was snappy, Snapdragon CPU, and a perfect size.

Bought a 2022 Moto G Power. Worst phone I've ever owned. The MediaTek Helio G37 ridiculously underpowered.

There's no way I would pay these new prices for a Motorola G anything.

I don't know how good Motorola phones came to be with the years, but my first "smart" phone was a Motorola Atrix 4G. You know, the one with a fingerprint sensor in the back, at the top edge. One year exactly after I bought it its wifi/bt card died all of a sudden. Never have looked into their phones ever since.

Oh boy they were really good deals. I use one and have thought of getting another. I might get a carrier locked one super cheap since I only want it for local apps anyway.

I have a Motorola Moto G7 Power and it is a great phone. Mine is running /e/OS, which I know has haters, but it does work.

I originally had it running Lineage, but it wouldn't pick up my SIM card. /e/OS picks up my SIM, though.

My battery lasts for around 3 days with pretty substantial use. I don't use any Google apps, though. Only stuff downloaded through F-Droid and Acrescent.

I mean also blame Motorola it's probably still not necessary for them to do so to keep their profits even.

phew. budget smartphones. I was kinda worried.