Another glowing anecdote:
"This is the MOST comfortable for my eyes phone recently made. Best color reproduction, the least strain, blacks are pretty black for LCD, no blueish tint. Surprisingly screen is only 720p, but it looks sharp and way better than any other Moto LCD screens. Zero flicker as well." https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pul3o6sWcp0
That video shows modulation depth even at 25% brightness is a stunningly good 5.22%.
This is orders of magnitude lower than even the best OLED phone screens.
As well, the low resolution can be a plus as it requires less processing power to handle. Therefore, although the processor is weaker than what you find in a high res OLED phone, the difference when not gaming or doing something intensive is minimal and easily ignored.
Bottom line, if you are using the phone sensibly, like a productivity tool, then the specs of various low end Moto G models are perfectly sufficient. If you need more power for whatever reason, there's the G75. Another point is that since the G Play is so inexpensive, you could conceivably get a new version every single year without noticing any economic impact. That means the low specs aren't really an issue when you can just get a new model if/when you really do want more power and a fresh device. One feels more wed to a device when the price is higher.