Moto G Power 5G

Everything works fine. Very solid phone. Supports 5g. What's to complain?? Well, for me it's the charge speed. In this day & age not having fast charging is a sin. I will be keeping the 2023 version as a backup phone or might just return it. Just ordered the 2024 version which supposedly supports fast charging & wireless charging. Been charging this phone since I got it & it's been about 3 hours or so. I went from 40% to 61%. Literally as I'm typing this. Just had to let people know since no one talked about it at all. If this isn't an issue for you, then this phone is your perfect phone. Otherwise I use my phone a lot so needing a full 5-6 hours to fully charge your phone daily is not ideal for me. Most reviews say Battery life seems to be quite good. Just the charge process seems bad. For me at least. I like to go out occasionally & knowing my phone will not easily charge fast should it hit zero doesn't put me at ease. For example like camping & using GPS or even using it to play music. In my experience phones will eventually die after a full day regardless of battery life. Meaning it will take at least 3-4 hours to hit 0% to 20%. Sorry, for the long scenario review. I just wished this product said it wasn't compatible with fast charging. Although to be fair it never said it did.Hope this helps anyone to make a solid decision on buying the "2023" version of the Moto G Power. This is a solid phone, just a bit of a relic in charge technology.-Originally 3 Star Review**Update**9/16/20242023 version works solid. Only been 2 days but I've gotten the gist of it. It's definitely going to be my backup phone. No changes since my initial review. Battery life is standard. I don't play gaming apps much anymore so I can't say how gaming potential really is. Maybe someone else will do a stress test in regards to that. Still I'm a bit bummed about the no NFC & charging seems to have gotten better. A bit inconsistent with charge speed, but maybe it's just me or it doesn't like my lightning cables. otherwise very solid phone. Overall review 8.5/10. Perfect if you aren't too nit picky about tech & current accessibility.2024 Version. Yeah, as I thought. Just using it I can feel it's more up to speed with modern times. Has NFC. Wireless Charge Capabilities. Camera is pretty good. Solid overall. With all the bells & whistles on battery life is good. I mean could optimize it to performance mode but what's the fun in that?? Otherwise this is a straight upgrade from the 2023 version. I wouldn't call it perfect, but I can say I can recommend it without hesitation. Definitely better than the LG G8 Thinq I had & I absolutely loved the LG G series. Oh & having the fingerprint scanner to the side where the power button is located is a nice feature. Although screen shots are a bit awkward if you try to use traditional inputs. This phone offers a shortcut. When placing 3 fingers (imagine a dog/cat paw formation) on the screen it will take a screenshot. Although the emergency override with +Volume & Power button are both on one side so that's definitely annoying. Probably my only real con. 9.5/10, I would say it's a 10 but there are better phones out there. However for the Best bang for your buck. This is definitely a steal.-5 stars for both versions now that I understand what I'm working with. Unfortunate that I was unsatisfied with the 2023 version, but like I said. Would make a great backup phone.

I was worried based on reviews that the phone would either be slow or carrier locked, but it arrived fully unlocked. I just put in my sim card from a different phone and it was good to go. Installs all the apps I regularly use and doesn't lag. Amazing quality for the price.

The information below still holds true. However, after several weeks with this phone, I actually like it better than my Samsung A54. When the screen is locked and off, you get these little information dots. Based on the dot symbol, I can tell whether it is a text from someone, or just a notification from an app.I can touch the little dot symbol, it will give me a little bit of information. I can swipe from that dot, to dismiss, close out or respond. I like that. Lastly, I have noticed the battery life is better than the Samsung A54. Not fantastic like my old Moto G Power, that would last three days easily, without needing a charge. But, this one last about 20% longer than the Samsung A54. Other than that, both phones (the Samsung A54 works just fine), are pretty good for the price.-------------This is an early review of the Moto G Power 5g-2023 model. Just got it yesterday.First, I have a Samsung A54, that I purchased least Christmas season and it works fine. No broken screen, no scratches. But the battery life on it (the A54) did not impress my at all. Felt the same about the Nord 10, which also is in perfect working condition.Realized that I had been spoiled. By my 4 or 5 year old, Moto G Power 2019 or 2020 phone. I could easily go three days, without having to worry about constantly looking at the battery state, with normal use.Yes, it still works, too! Oh yes, I wanted a headphone jack again, which the Samsung doesn't have.Yes, I have blue tooth headphones (not earbuds), but a set of good corded earbuds, is easy to take out of your pocket and pop into your eye, when you are mobile.So getting the new Moto G Power 5g 2023, at $200 was what I was waiting for. Here's what I have noticed:a. The screen is cleaner and brighter than my Samsung A54, at a lower setting.b. It is actually a little taller and thinner than my Samsung A54, and not at wide. So it is easier to hold in my hands.c. Charging time is similar when I put them on two chargers of the same brand, type and wattage.d. The front facing camera lens hole is definitely wider on the Moto G, I barely notice it on the Samsung.e. Setup was very easy. I connected a USB-C, cord between the Samsung and Moto G, and all of my account information was transferred. I could select NOT to transfer media from the old phone to the new one, since I had inserted, a micro sd slot into the new phone, with what media I always wanted to keep.f. The fingerprint reader is on the side of the phone, vs, in the screen like the Samsung. Which I actually prefer.Here are the disappointments:1. This phone is newer than the Samsung A54. Yet, when I did the Geek bench Test series on it, the final results were that the Moto G Power 2023 is about 20% 'slower' than the Samsung. Oh, according to Geek Bench, they have the same processor.2. I'm only seeing a slightly better battery performance than the Samsung, which is very disappointing, because of the POWER name, that is slapped on it. Definitely no where close to the battery longevity of my old Moto G Power 4g.3. When I tested the wifi speed, the Samsung A54, downloaded faster, by about 20%.4. This might be user error. But I can't figure out how to get 5 app icons in a row, compared to my other phones. The Samsung gives me a grid option, in home screen settings. But I do not see that in the menu of the Moto G Power 2023, even though they 'both' have Android 13.Yes, I know 5g drains the battery faster than 4g, when all things are the same. I didn't expect it to quite match my old Moto G Power. But I was extrapolating that it would be at least 30% better than the competing Samsung A54, which last about a day, before I have to recharge it. It seems 10% at best of an improvement.So if you have a Samsung A54, and you are looking for performance improvement, I would not buy this phone.BUT, if you have an older phone, like the Samsung A52 (which I had traded in for the Samsung A54), this is definitely a good upgrade at this price, since it was originally about $299. Especially, if you don't want to have to be bothered with wireless headphones, or fancy 'tiny' wireless earbuds, whose batteries, barely last a few hours.Perception-Someone with 'wired' earbuds walking around in public, are because of industry image, perceived as cheap. That is the image that I want.Will I return them? Nope, too much hassle and they do give me the headphone jack, that I wanted. But I know that POWER meaning of the past phones, is not the POWER meaning of the newer ones.Attached photo, sorry about it being sideway. The Nord plus phone is at the top (different wallpaper), the Samsung is in the middle and the Moto G Power at the bottom. Same wallpaper because it copied over in the transfer.That's it.

This worked well and was easy to set up. This was a gift for my 72 y/o MIL who wanted to get the same type of phone she already owned, so that she wouldn’t have to learn a new system. It was simple for us to set up for her, even though we’d never used this brand/operating system. She was super impressed with the sound, picture, and screen quality!We purchased the unlocked version so that we could simply slide her existing sim card in to the new phone and go, without having to go through her provider.

The product has a good camera, lots of space, and a lot of nice apps. The phone itself is great. My son loves it. We had some difficulty setting the phone up with AT&T. They at first told us the phone wasn't compatible even though it was advertised as unlocked. So I was going to return the phone but we managed to get service through AT&T. So as of right now I am not sure if AT&T made a mistake or not. The phone did arrive with a sticker on it saying something about teen mobile networks which confused me as the phone was purchased as an unlocked phone.