[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Dishe:
I apologize for the n00b post, but I just picked up one of these today (unlocked 4GB 64GB storage variant), and I'm trying to get up to speed quickly. Here's what I've found so far and some questions. Can anyone fill me in on whether I'm missing anything important and/or tell me if I'm getting this right?

1) Firstly- I'm surprised to learn the OS is 32 bit on this. I mean, with a 64-bit CPU and 4GB of RAM, would not a 64-bit OS have been beneficial? Yes, I've read the arguments defending Lenovo's choice for 32 bit, but I don't understand them.

I'm coming from a Nextbit Robin which had only 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage, and even that had a 64-bit OS. I wonder, do the benchmarks for things like memory improve when running a custom ROM that is 64 bit? In which case, might that be a reason to consider a custom ROM? Or is there a performance benefit to sticking with 32 bit?

2) Camera. This seems to be a hotly discussed and very polarizing topic. Some people say its great similar hardware to Samsung S7 and a major selling point, some people say its awful and the weakest part of the phone. Very little in between. My initial thought is that the camera must not be very user-friendly, and that's why there is so much polarization. I've spent quite a bit of time as a freelance photographer so I figured I can make this look good... but my initial tests so far are proving weaker than my Nextbit Robin I'm upgrading from. The camera has an awful habit of overexposing bright areas as if the dynamic range is severely limited, and then there's this horrible sharpening effect that makes everything look over processed. Colors also seem oversaturated, but not in the right direction (no smooth falloff of color- harsh contrast instead).

Looking at sample photos online and seeing some mention of somehow using Google's camera API and samples from that have me convinced: The hardware is capable, but is the software just that messed up? What's the deal here, and how are people that like the camera able to get good results from it? Are they just not using stock?

3) Notification LED: So, it turns out there IS an LED on the speaker grill, I can see it when I power on the phone. I googled it and found some info- I guess this isn't set up to blink for notifications, however I see that it can be used to indicate charging status if rooted and a certain app be installed to enable it. I can live without notifications, I have a smartwatch that notifies me of most things, but I would like some sort of visual indication of my charger being unplugged or not (I've woken up to find my phone didn't charge all night), or when charging has finished. Is this something custom roms handle better too?

4) Speaking of Custom ROMs- I'm happy to see there are a few to choose from. This is one of the reasons I bought one unlocked rather than Amazon or VZ (unlockable bootloader). The thing I dislike about custom ROMs, though, is going through them all to find stable ones with the features I want. So I usually wait a little bit and use the phone stock to set my expectations to something realistic, then experiment with customs. But I'm noticing that this phone seems to be a prime example of great hardware that suffers from pretty poor software. I think I might not even want to leave this stock, as it seems the hardware is being severely crippled by the software. Are there custom roms that deliver something more like, erm, what Lenovo SHOULD have released, without veering too far off the beaten path (IE, stable and ready for daily-driver use)?

5) What else should I know about that perhaps I missed or haven't read up on?