Motorola’s new budget phones take aim at the Galaxy A17 and A27

Motorola has announced four new affordable G-series phones in the Moto G77, Moto G67, Moto G17, and Moto G17 Power.

It’s the first two phones on this list that are leading the brand’s budget phone charge for 2026, and they’re the only two that we’ve been given proper reviewers’ guides for.

Here’s a rundown of what to expect from these four phones, though there’s an inexplicable reason not to buy them.

Motorola Moto G77 and Moto G67

We were expecting the Moto G77 and the Moto G67 to make an appearance soon, following leaked retail listings last week. They’re very much of a piece.

Both phones are fronted by an impressive-sounding 6.78-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Also impressive is a High Brightness Mode that extends to 5,000 nits.

These are covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, together with IP64-rated water resistance and military-grade MIL-STD 810H durability. They’re quite slender, though, with shared dimensions of 167.18 x 77.37 x 7.33mm and 182g.

Both phones give you sizeable 5,200mAh batteries, together with 30W wired charging support. You’ll find stereo sound with Dolby Atmos support on both, too.

The Moto G77 is the first Moto G to feature an advanced 108Mp camera with the potential to shoot so-called “3x lossless zoom” shots. In other words, it’ll crop in on the main sensor without a huge drop off in detail, courtesy of that abundance of pixels.

This will be backed up by an 8Mp ultra-wide, while there’s a 32Mp camera around front on selfie duty.

The Moto G67, by contrast, features a 50Mp Sony Lytia 600 main sensor with Quad Pixel technology.

There’s a slight difference in performance, with the Moto G77 running on a MediaTek Dimensity 6400 and 12GB of RAM. The Moto G67 comes with a lesser Dimensity 6300 and either 4- or 8GB of RAM.

The G77 gives you more storage too: either 256 or 512GB, compared to the G67’s 128/256GB.

Software support is lacking on both phones, with the G77 offering three years of OS updates and four and a half years of security patches, while the G67 drops down to two years and four years, respectively.

Moto G17 and G17 Power

Much less is known about the Motorola Moto G17 and G17 Power, though we do know that only the Moto G17 will be making an appearance here in the UK.

The only differences between the two phones are battery capacity and charging speeds. The regular G17 boasts a 5200mAh cell with 18W charging, while the G17 Power boosts that to 6000mAh and 30W.

Key specs that the handsets share include the same 50Mp Sony Lytia 600 main camera as the G67, which is supported by a 5Mp ultrawide lens and a 32Mp selfie sensor. They’re powered by the MediaTek Helio G81 Extreme chipset, which helps run the 6.72-inch Full HD+ display.

The phones also boast IP64 water and dust resistance, though software support is awful. With zero major OS upgrades and only two years of security patches, both phones will be unsafe to use beyond 2028.

Moto G77, G67 & G17 pricing and availability

The Moto G77 is available now from Motorola’s website and UK retailers Currys, John Lewis, Amazon and EE. Prices start from £249.99.

Its sibling, the Moto G67, is also available now from Motorola, as well as John Lewis, Amazon, O2 and Giffgaff. It’ll cost you £199.99.

Finally, the Moto G17 is available now from Motorola, John Lewis, and Amazon at a price of £149.99.

At these prices, Motorola looks set to be going head-to-head with Samsung and its Galaxy A phones. In particular, the Galaxy A17 5G (£199) and upcoming Galaxy A27 look to be key rivals.