By no means the fastest Android device maker to bring the latest OS version to its best handsets, Motorola is doing an unexpectedly good job of spreading the stable Android 12 love across its mid-end product portfolio lately.
This is a 5G-enabled model we are talking about here, but it is actually different from the Dimensity 700-powered Moto G50 5G. With a Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 processor under the hood, it is It will be the Moto G50 variant reportedly upgraded to Android 12 in the UK at the time of writing is missing the confusing 5G brand from its full official name. Meanwhile, the aforementioned G50 5G with the Dimensity 700 inside is still stuck with an outdated Android flavor (as far as we know).
The original The Moto G50, which was released about a year ago, and the slightly newer G50 5G are unfortunately not available from the state, so if you live around these parts, your safest bet is to receive Android 12 in the relatively near future phones like the Moto G Power (2022)), G Stylus (2022), G Stylus 5G or G100 5G.
True, the G50 scores this hefty goodie pack with serious improvements across all departments ahead of it significantly higher than Moto G100 because … Motorola is weird that way. The Moto G51 5G is just one of them many other devices that you might have expected would make Android 12 jump earlier than the G50, but apparently seniority beats higher specifications for this decidedly unconventional and fast-growing Lenovo-owned brand.