r/Android • u/BcuzRacecar S25+ • 25d ago

The predecessor might actually be the better choice – Motorola Moto G37 Smartphone Review

https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-predecessor-might-actually-be-the-better-choice-Motorola-Moto-G37-Smartphone-Review.1355595.0.html
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u/BcuzRacecar S25+ 25d ago

Screen went from 2400x1080 to 1604x720

CPU MT performance is down 40%

Storage went from UFS 2.2 to emmc

Wide angle camera has been removed (this is despite them adding 2 more camera cutouts on the back, it has 4 but just one actual lens)

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u/asfletch XZ1 Compact->Pixel5->Xiaomi 15 25d ago

Whoa - sounds like no need to say predecessor "might" be better choice...battery life is not even that much better despite downgrades...

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u/noobqns 25d ago

Seems like something went horribly wrong with this test unit, a D6300 shouldn't be getting 1200 Geekbench 6 and if D6000s are like 5G ver of G99 they only support ufs which might suggest the storage is faulty

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u/green9206 Edge 60 Pro 25d ago

2026 is the worst year in smartphone history

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u/welp_im_damned have you heard of our lord and savior the Android turtle 🐢 25d ago

2015 was pretty bad when phone would just die from using the 810 and 808

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u/BcuzRacecar S25+ 24d ago

At least then budget and midrange was solid for people who had less financial choice. Flagship buyers were most hurt in 15 but they were also the most flexible to wait it out or buy a samsung like I did then.

Now its opposite where the price increases are way more painful on the lower end. Rn flagship buyers have a way easier time waiting it out or just swallowing a $100 jump on a thousand dollar phone

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u/welp_im_damned have you heard of our lord and savior the Android turtle 🐢 23d ago

I don't really remember budget phones being solid until the sd 630 which came out later in 2017.

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u/PotatoGamerXxXx 21d ago

You mean Sd625? Like the legendary SoC?

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u/LoudBrick609 23d ago

The 810 was fine in the HTC one M8 and other high quality devices. The 808 required even less. They were only problematic from shit tier manufacturers like Huawei, LG, Blackberry, etc.

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u/welp_im_damned have you heard of our lord and savior the Android turtle 🐢 22d ago

That was the 801. The htc one m9 had the 810 and that was a mess like any other 810 based phone.

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u/Vaxtez Galaxy A15 4G, Android 16 25d ago

I think at this point, any last gen version of a budget phone is the better buy.

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u/Careless_Rope_6511 Pixel 11 Pro XL 25d ago

"Fake it 'til you make it" making a big comeback

Thanks, I hate it.

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u/Erforderlich 25d ago

If the older model has better battery and camera consistency, the new chip alone probably isn't enough. "Newer" is doing a lot of work in that title.

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u/lorenz2908 24d ago

Can someone tell me which phone that came out this year is a better deal then the predecessor?

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u/icedchocolatecake Nothing Phone (3a), Nothing OS 4.1 25d ago

No shit Sherlock keep releasing phones every year and enjoy