Is moto g profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $1.6M/yr across 18 tracked products. 7 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +3.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).

How competitive is the moto g niche?

4 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in moto g?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 3.9%.

When does demand for moto g peak?

Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the moto g niche?

Listings span $23.13–$285.74; the average listing price is $89.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 442 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

moto g

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size

Great$1.6M

$1.6M/yr · 835K searches

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great$89.77

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Great441.83

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Okay3.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Okay63%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Growth

Okay+3.7%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Okay$23.13–$285.74

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Conversion

Okay2.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, moto g is a $1.6M/yr Amazon United States market (835K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

moto g market data

Units sold / yr: 20K–25K; avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr: $1.8M–$2.2M; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 2.2%
Avg BSR: #181
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 89%
Out of stock: 11.3%
Avg brand age: 34 months
Avg seller age: 162 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Tracfone85%
TCL9%
Lively4%
Verizon2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +3.7% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Open Trend

Top moto g search terms

tracfone318K/yr +15.2%2.7% conv.
tcl phone100K/yr +19.8%0.3% conv.
tracphones prepaid phone42K/yr -10.3%3.5% conv.
trac phone34K/yr +45.4%3.1% conv.
burner phones ready to use39K/yr -7.1%1.9% conv.
trac phones cell phones47K/yr -25.9%3.0% conv.
pre paid phone no plan36K/yr -0.5%1.2% conv.
tracphone31K/yr -9.8%3.8% conv.
tcl phone unlocked34K/yr -9.3%0.3% conv.
burner phones22K/yr -16.8%0.6% conv.

All search terms

Top moto g products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Tracfone TCL FLIP 3 16GB Flip Phone Stone Gray 5MP Video Capable Camera Locked [Sim Card Included - Separate Purchase Not Necessary]

Tracfone$23.134.0★828 rev

Tracfone Motorola Moto g Play 2024 [Activation Promotion] Locked to Tracfone 64GB Includes 1500Min/1500Txt/1500MB 365 Days Service Plan 6.5 90Hz Display 50MP Camera Storage 4GB RAM

Tracfone$48.604.2★317 rev

Tracfone Motorola Moto G 2025 64GB Saphire Blue - 6.6 120Hz Display 5G Prepaid Smartphone 50MP Quad Pixel Camera Long-Lasting Battery (Locked to Tracfone)

Tracfone$50.974.5★186 rev

Tracfone Samsung Galaxy A16 5G 128GB 50MP Triple Camera Android Smartphone 6.5 FHD+ Super AMOLED 90Hz Display Long-Lasting Battery - Locked to Tracfone - Awesome Black

Tracfone$65.774.2★204 rev

Tracfone Motorola Moto g 5G (2024) [Activation Promotion] Locked Prepaid Smartphone 128GB Gray - Includes $20 Unlimited Talk Text & 4GB Data 30-Day Plan

Tracfone$49.534.1★316 rev

Newest

by launch date

TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro Cell Phone Android Phone Unlocked 128GB Storage 6.9 FHD+ 120Hz NXTPAPER 4.0 Display 24GB RAM (8GB+16GB) AI Tools 50MP Camera Large Battery 5G WiFi 6E IP68 Stella Blue

TCL$285.7427 rev

4w ago

Tracfone Samsung Galaxy A17 5G 128GB Black - Prepaid Smartphone (Locked to Tracfone) - 6.7 Super AMOLED 90Hz Display 50MP Triple Camera with OIS 5 000mAh Battery 4GB RAM Android 16

Tracfone$117.2225 rev

4mo ago

Tracfone Samsung Galaxy A03s 32GB [Activation Promo Incl: 1500Min/1500Txt/1500MB 365 Days Service Plan] Prepaid Smartphone (Locked to Tracfone) 6.5 HD+ LCD Infinity-V Disp. 13MP Cam BK Android 11

Tracfone$40.0641 rev

5mo ago

Tracfone (Renewed) Samsung Galaxy BLK A16 5G 128GB 50MP Triple Camera 6.7 FHD+ Super AMOLED 90Hz Display [Activation Promo Incl: 1500Min/1500Txt/1500MB 365 Days Service Plan] - Locked to Tracfone

Tracfone$39.5199 rev

5mo ago

Tracfone$179.9758 rev

8mo ago

What buyers say about moto g

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money25%

“Good Value”

Ease Of Use9%

“very easy to operate”

Quality-Overall7%

“Amazing quality”

Battery Life5%

“Battery life is excellent”

Assembly/Installation4%

“Easy setup”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As described”

Phone Calling Feature4%

“The phone worked as needed”

Efficiency3%

“it performs well”

Camera Quality2%

“The camera works great”

Durability2%

“Works great have had it for a month or so and no issues”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall10%

“Did not work”

Quality-Overall9%

“This is poor quality”

Ease Of Use7%

“not user friendly as advertised”

Connectivity-Overall7%

“.poor connectivity”

Charging6%

“except it would not charge”

Software/Application4%

“Phone has some kind of software issue”

Assembly/Installation3%

“Was a bit complicated to set up”

Durability3%

“Breaks easily”

Battery Life3%

“Short battery life”

Compatibility-Overall3%

“Compatibility was very poor”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall17%

Connectivity-Overall12%

Compatibility-Overall11%

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

Value For Money7%

Size-Overall5%

Ease Of Use5%