The new $230 phone from Motorola has a similar camera as the $600 Galaxy S7 - the best smartphone camera

I initially glossed over Motorola's boasts about the "class-leading camera" on the new Moto G5 Plus, a $229 mid-range smartphone.

In general, most smartphone makers make that claim, and it often doesn't turn out to be true - except, it might actually be true for the Moto G5 Plus.

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The camera in the Moto G5 Plus shares similar specs and features as the best smartphone camera on the market at the moment, which you'll find in the Samsung Galaxy S7. That means the G5 Plus could not only have the best camera in the mid-range class, but it could potentially flex its muscles in the premium flagship class, where the Galaxy S7 and iPhone 7 dominate.

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