Motorola finally announced the Moto G6 – the successor to the Moto G5, our favorite mid-range device – on Thursday during an event in Brazil.

Every time I check out a new Moto G smartphone, I question why I pay so much for the high-end flagships. There was no exception when I checked out the Moto G6 at a pre-brief demo event in New York City. When it boils down to it, Motorola's "G" series smartphones do everything I need a smartphone to do for a fraction of the price I usually pay for a new smartphone.

Usually, there are tell-tale design elements that Moto G devices are in the "mid-range" of the smartphone spectrum, like a plastic back. But Motorola is blurring the line between mid-range and high-end quite considerably with the Moto G6's design.

Check out the Moto G6, which costs $250 and will be available to buy "in the coming months:"