Moto G45 (2024) Review: Budget 5G Smartphone Features

Moto G45 (2024) – English Detailed Specifications

The Moto G45 (2024) is a budget 5G smartphone launched by Motorola in August 2024, powered by the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 chipset, boasting a 120Hz display, a 50MP dual – rear camera system, and a 5000mAh battery, targeting cost – effective daily users and 5G beginners.

Basic Information

Release Date: Announced August 21, 2024; released August 28, 2024
Model Number: Moto G45 (XT2443 – 1/XT2443 – 2)
Form Factor: Slate; side – mounted fingerprint – in – power key, volume rocker; glass front, plastic back/frame
Dimensions & Weight: 162.7 × 74.6 × 8.0 mm, 183 g
Color Options: Meteorite Gray, Pearl White, Sky Blue
Build & Protection: IP52 dust – and water – splasher resistance; Corning Gorilla Glass 3 front; plastic back/frame
Biometrics: Side – mounted fingerprint scanner; software – based facial recognition
Target Audience: Budget 5G users, daily phone users, and entry – level 5G adopters

Hardware & Display

Category	Details
Display	6.5 – inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 720 × 1600 pixels (HD+, 20:9), ~270 ppi; 120 Hz refresh rate; Corning Gorilla Glass 3; multitouch support
Chipset & CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 5G (6 nm) chipset; octa – core (2 × 2.3 GHz Cortex – A78 + 6 × 2.0 GHz Cortex – A55); Adreno 619 GPU
Memory	4 GB / 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM; 128 GB UFS 2.2 storage; microSDXC expandable up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Battery	Non – removable Li – Po 5000 mAh; 18W wired fast charging (no wireless charging); USB – C 2.0 port- Talk time: Up to 30 h (3G)- Standby time: Up to 1000 h (3G)

Camera & Multimedia

Camera

Rear Camera System:
- 50 MP wide (f/1.8, 0.64 μm, PDAF), LED flash, HDR, panorama; 1080p@30fps video recording
- 2 MP depth (f/2.4, 1.75 μm); 720p@30fps video recording
Front Camera: 16 MP (f/2.2, 1.0 μm); 1080p@30fps video recording; portrait mode, AI beautification
Camera Features: Night Vision, Portrait Mode, Panorama, Pro Mode, Timelapse, HDR, Google Lens

Multimedia

Audio: 3.5 mm headphone jack; stereo loudspeakers; Dolby Atmos; MP3/AAC/WMA/FLAC playback; FM radio with RDS
Video Playback: 1080p@30fps; slow – motion (120fps@720p); timelapse
Other: Image viewer/editor; music player with playlist management

Software & Connectivity

Software

OS: Android 14 (MyUX UI); 1 year of OS updates, 3 years of security patches
Core Features: Moto Actions (Chop for Flashlight, Twist for Camera); pre – installed Google apps (Gmail, Maps, Photos)
App Ecosystem: Google Play Store; Moto Secure (find my device, remote lock/wipe)

Connectivity

Category	Details
Cellular	Dual Nano – SIM (5G SA/NSA); 5G bands (n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78); 4G LTE; 3G; 2G
Wireless	Wi – Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (dual – band, Wi – Fi Direct, hotspot); Bluetooth 5.1 (A2DP, LE); NFC (region – dependent); GPS (L1 + L5), GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
Ports & Sensors	USB – C 2.0 (OTG support); 3.5 mm audio jack; sensors (accelerometer, gyro, proximity, ambient light, compass, side – mounted fingerprint)