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Moto G9
Based on 36 credible posts from Hacker News & YouTube. 51 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
Medium confidenceA solid sample; expect small shifts as more owners post. How we score
Scored November 11, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Owners are split: 44% of 36 reviews are positive, 25% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. Praise centers on price & value and sound. The most common complaint is software & ai (3 owners). Owners are divided on camera and display. Owners with 6+ months of use feel about the same (50% positive).
What owners like
Price & value praised by 3 owners (1 disagree)
“Some non-fiction is worth it, but rarely has the same impact as a fiction book, where you get to dive into another life, another World, another set of perspectives completely alien to your own.”
Sound praised by 2 owners
“I have this phone for 2 years it's fast, size is huge, heavy but don't mind, bright screen, has a long lasting battery, cam is good can be better and the sound is great.”
What owners complain about
Software & AI raised by 3 owners
“- Miscellaneous AMD bugs: vp9 hw decoding broken, s2idle sleep fails occasionally, gets stuck in lowest frequency sometimes, several others that have slowly been fixed on mainline - Battery life is pretty mediocre.”
Build & durability raised by 3 owners
“The Samsung display died on month 13 (one month out of warranty).”
Owners are split on
- Camera 3 like it · 5 don't
- Display 3 like it · 4 don't
- Battery & charging 3 like it · 4 don't
Worth reading the reviews on these if they matter to you.
What owners talk about
- Camera3 praise · 5 complain
- Display3 praise · 4 complain
- Battery & charging3 praise · 4 complain
- Price & value3 praise · 1 complain
- Software & AI0 praise · 3 complain
- Build & durability0 praise · 3 complain
- Connectivity1 praise · 1 complain
- Sound2 praise · 0 complain
Built from the reviews themselves — every quote links to the owner who wrote it.
Every credible owner review, most detailed first. Bots, off-topic comments, and ones that say nothing about using it are left out.
[...] I used a Samsung G9 OLED for the better part of a year and eventually had to stop because the eye strain was terrible. I found myself avoiding my desk because it was a chore to look at the display. [...]
[...] But, with 60+fps, even if your shutter speed is incredible fast, motion will still look decent, because there's enough frames being shown that the motion isn't jerky - it looks unnatural, just harder to put your finger on why (whereas 24fps at 1/1000s looks unnatural for obvious reasons - the entire picture jerks when you're panning). [...]
[...] The Samsung display died on month 13 (one month out of warranty). [...] $1500 down the drain.
I have this phone for 2 years it's fast, size is huge, heavy but don't mind, bright screen, has a long lasting battery, cam is good can be better and the sound is great.
in my case I have the Moto g9 plus which I inherited from my father because unfortunately he passed away 3 months ago. Therefore it was a very hard event for me 😔, now as for the device itself I must say that the user experience is excellent in all aspects and that my previous phone was the Xiaomi red mi note 6 pro. In words, the phone has left me more than satisfied, therefore I have decided to opt for Motorola from now on 1) because my father was a client of the brand for 15 years 2) because I liked it a lot 3) because I have chosen to continue his legacy
I have the SAMSUNG 49" Odyssey Neo G9 G95NA - but despite spending literally dozens of hours - I was never able to get text to work clearly on it - either Mac or PC - tried both the DisplayPort, HDMI - tried all the (many) HDMI cables I had at home, and a couple expensive Monoprice cables, firmware updates, monitor resets, every setting I could figure - no luck. Text is just ... fuzzy in a way that it isn't with any other monitor I've ever owned - kind of a deal breaker when I spend all day in tmux.
[...] Every one I've purchased (5 of them) in the last 15sh years has been a flawless performer - no hardware failures either. [...] I'm currently using my 4K 27" Dell P2715Q that I bought for $400 back in December 2017, and I've carried (physically) with me from office to office from Michigan to the Bay Area - thing runs for 10+ hours a day (minus weekend) for 8 years running. [...]
Oh it IS big! I had the 32" Samsung Space Monitor [0] and I loved it but I wanted another 4k monitor on the side. The 57" Odyssey G9 is literally two 32" side by side without notches or a bar in the middle, so I went for it [1] Honestly the curve is maybe too much, but I haven't tried a 49" or seen it IRL so I cannot compare them. I got used to the 57" in just a few days tho, and now I'm deeply immersed into everything. FancyZones is good enough for my needs. [0] [1]
[...] Many people have been complaining about low battery life on the Elitebook 845 G10, and most people suspected missing ASPM support to be the culprit. [...]
I am using this phone from international market andd have been using it more than 2 months allmost, the phone is fully bugs like google assistant is not working camera is not good its just on paper, out off 10 attempts using the finger print it only works 2 times the phone is that shitty better try not to but it.
[...] ended up having to use a powered hdmi dongle, displaylink cable, and displayport, with 3 virtual monitors via betterdisplay. [...]
[...] It is decent in isolation but not so much at the multi-step, context-heavy agentic work that the hosted frontier models are pushing forward. [...] My company is building a software product that heavily utilizes LLMs so I often point my local dev environment at my local model (whatever's loaded, usually one of the 7B models), initially I did this not to incur costs but as prices have come down it's now more as it's less latency and I can test interface changes etc faster - especially as new
It is relatively rare to have external; Just to dispel this myth - here's all my electronic devices that have replaceable memory, and which of them support ECC: ECC support (and using ECC memory): - my old home server (an old Xeon E5-2630v2, DDR3, Supermicro MB, slated for disposal) - my new home server (a Ryzen V3C48 embedded system, solid-run, uses DDR5 SO-DIMM) - my desktop (a Ryzen 1700X, DDR4, ASrock mainboard) Broken ECC due to BIOS: - my laptop (HP Elitebook 845 G9, Ryzen 6950HS, DDR5 SO-DIMM, CPU supports ECC; BIOS hangs on boot when I insert ECC memory) No ECC: - none, actually. (dis-)honorable mentions, no ECC, but memory not replaceable anyway: - my geriatric wifi router (some TP-link, about to be ditched) - my 2 extra wifi APs (also some TP-link) This rate of ECC support is probably a bit exceptional, but… the primary reason ECC support is hit-and-miss is that Intel decided to fuse it off on their desktop CPUs to do market segmentation.
[...] - No insert key - No external display before OS. [...] - Miscellaneous AMD bugs: vp9 hw decoding broken, s2idle sleep fails occasionally, gets stuck in lowest frequency sometimes, several others that have slowly been fixed on mainline - Battery life is pretty mediocre. [...]
[...] I recommend a screen protector as my screen has scratches everywhere and i constantly have to take the cover of my phone and clean it the cover that comes with phone is not very good best buy a decent one. Not a bad camera for someone like me who isnt very good at photography i like the photos it takes. Its a great phone for watching tv series because of large screen its excellent i haven't tried a movie yet as that most probably would eat up all my data as i am only on prepaid. [...]
[...] But the battery its draining too fast without a real reason , just surfing thru the setting its draining the battery , with not wifi or data activ. Do you think it misht be from factory something gone wrong ?
I've had this phone for about 3 weeks now. Pros: Battery, 30w charging, screen size, 730G SD, price is great. Cons: lcd panel, cameras, thickness, single loudspeaker
My xpeng g9 goes about 570km in summer. Less in winter, like 480 maybe. Longest range ICE i had was a mercedes wagon that went 1050km on one tank of gas. Filling the wagon today would cost me like 170 euro. Filling my xpeng happens overnight and is about 7-9 euro depending on grid pricing.
I have a Samsung neo g9 57" which is like 1/2 an 8k monitor (or 2 4k monitors side-by-side) which is sweet since I use picture-by-picture mode to have my work computer on one side and my personal computer on the other side.
I just recently picked up a 49" Samsung G9 OLED and also had a similar experience. It felt like the picture was moving and I couldn't focus correctly. I first chalked it up to the low PPI, but after some googling, it was text fringing.
For gaming, RetroPie is a cool solution (it doesn't require raspberrypi). I have a setup using HP Pro Mini 400 G9 that boots directly into EmulationStation. It's perfect for playing with my kid, covering everything from NES to more recent consoles, and also Steam and Minecraft (via if needed. The offline aspect of non-steam games is a big plus for easier parental management too.
[...] Some non-fiction is worth it, but rarely has the same impact as a fiction book, where you get to dive into another life, another World, another set of perspectives completely alien to your own. Under $1000 - just - would either be a friend's Samsung G9 Odyssey monitor a push-button standing desk. [...]
"8K TVs tend to start at around $1500 to $2000 for a 65” one. This is about the same as getting four 32” 4K monitors." Getting 3 32" 4k monitors is still better than having a single point of failure. But also I'm extremely happy with my single Odyssey G9 55".
I’ve been using HP EliteDesk 800 Mini G2, G3 and G4 instead of Raspberry Pi’s. Super cheap on eBay from IT recyclers as they come off lease. I’m dumbfounded by the price of these Mini’s new. [...]
[...] Yeah, it won't be as good as G9 57in Odyssey screen, it is very functional. [...]
I can confirm, I have the G9 using my monitor as a dock (thanks USB-C :) and I can type LUKS passwords on it just fine.
I bought this mobile Moto G9 Plus couple of months ago and i HATE it because this mobile no got Screen recording, Wireless display, Compass and no Magnetometer. Moto G9 plus is sucks..
[...] Yes I know I can use lock but it's a pain. I also dislike the way the camera stays on last setting instead of returning to standard auto for example.
I had moto one vision and was perfect specially the camera so i choose this one as bigger screen but the camera is awful. I cant take even one good photo.
Since my Moto Z Play, MOTO G9+ it is the best phone I´ve got, great performance by far!
Moto ka durability koi poco ,m31 yeah xiaomi nahi de Sakta... [...] Night mode camera is awesome. Is price range mai iss se accha phone nahi milega.
I have a g9 and cooling is fine, but not great. I ended up opening it up and placing heatsinks on hot chips
Just bought this from ebay new condition £140. A good phone at best just one speaker that annoyed me but the sound was good.
I have the 49" Odyssey G9 and I think it's on the upper extreme of how big I'd want a monitor to be. Do you ever think it's too big?
I have got Motorola g9 plus. I have noticed that when it's dark, the front camera makes a sort of blue around the corners of the screen, does it suppose to act this way? Thanks so much.
Moto G9 long-term: how it holds up
Satisfaction drops 10 points among owners who've had it 1 year or more.
- First months60% recommend · 5 owners
- 1 year or more50% recommend · 4 owners
When problems show up
- Displaytypically around 1 year · 3 reports
- Cameratypically around 2 months · 2 reports
The claims, and the evidence
What the brand claims
No published claims on file for this product yet.
What owners report
“[...] But, with 60+fps, even if your shutter speed is incredible fast, motion will still look decent, because there's enough frames being shown that the motion isn't jerky - it looks unnatural, just harder to put your finger on why (whereas 24fps at 1/1000s looks unnatural for obvious reasons - the entire picture jerks when you're panning). [...]”
after 2 yearsView on Hacker News“in my case I have the Moto g9 plus which I inherited from my father because unfortunately he passed away 3 months ago. Therefore it was a very hard event for me 😔, now as for the device itself I must say that the user experience is excellent in all aspects and that my previous phone was the Xiaomi red mi note 6 pro. In words, the phone has left me more than satisfied, therefore I have decided to opt for Motorola from now on 1) because my father was a client of the brand for 15 years 2) because I liked it a lot 3) because I have chosen to continue his legacy”
after 3 monthsView on YouTube“[...] I used a Samsung G9 OLED for the better part of a year and eventually had to stop because the eye strain was terrible. I found myself avoiding my desk because it was a chore to look at the display. [...]”
after 1 yearView on Hacker News“[...] Every one I've purchased (5 of them) in the last 15sh years has been a flawless performer - no hardware failures either. [...] I'm currently using my 4K 27" Dell P2715Q that I bought for $400 back in December 2017, and I've carried (physically) with me from office to office from Michigan to the Bay Area - thing runs for 10+ hours a day (minus weekend) for 8 years running. [...]”
Common Moto G9 problems
Problems most owners who mention them agree on, plus ones owners are split on.
- CameraOwners split: 5 complain, 3 happyView on Hacker News
“It felt like the picture was moving and I couldn't focus correctly.”
- Software & AI3 owners report thisView on Hacker News
“I have the SAMSUNG 49" Odyssey Neo G9 G95NA - but despite spending literally dozens of hours - I was never able to get text to work clearly on it - either Mac or PC - tried both the DisplayPort, HDMI - tried all the (many) HDMI cables I had at home, and a couple expensive Monoprice cables, firmware updates, monitor resets, every setting I could figure - no luck.”
- Build & durability3 owners report thisView on YouTube
“I recommend a screen protector as my screen has scratches everywhere and i constantly have to take the cover of my phone and clean it the cover that comes with phone is not very good best buy a decent one.”
- DisplayOwners split: 4 complain, 3 happyView on YouTube
“I bought this mobile Moto G9 Plus couple of months ago and i HATE it because this mobile no got Screen recording, Wireless display, Compass and no Magnetometer.”
- Battery & chargingOwners split: 4 complain, 3 happyView on YouTube
“But the battery its draining too fast without a real reason , just surfing thru the setting its draining the battery , with not wifi or data activ.”