Moto G Power (2022) vs Moto G Power (2021) - Who Will Win?

[@NehemYah810]

It’s amazing that the 2020 variant is honestly still a better deal than both of these.

[@johng.4959]

Absolutely correct!

[@NehemYah810]

@@jerryberry2002 wow yeah I forgot about the stereo speakers even. It was a strong candidate for me but that year and I wouldve got it if they had it from T mobile for an upgrade.

[@JJ-xn9ek]

Yes, but how long will they support updates for it?

[@Idonotknowthisman]

True I miss mine ... Dropped my 2020 in the river and bought the 2021 and it was a downgrade

[@CommodoreFan64]

​@@JJ-xn9ek I have the Moto G Power 2020, and yep it's stuck on Android 11 with the last security update April 1st 2022 and Google Play system update June 1st 2022, and it does not look like the Moto G Power 2020 will be getting any further updates beyond maybe a surprise security patch if we are lucky, but my battery is still getting about 2 days of usage after almost 2 years, however after the last updates it has become a bit laggy if I let it sit with the screen off for too long With all that said I'm looking at the Nokia G50 for my next phone as it gets around 2 days of battery life, can be had for not much more $, and is guaranteed to get updated to Android 13, and 3 years of security patches. Motorola only guarantees 1 OS upgrade, and about 2 years of security updates for most of their phones, and this kind of makes me sad that for the first time since the original Moto E phone(outside of Alcatel for my Android GO/KaiOS phones that are backups, and tinkering devices in the $30 - $40 range), that I will be switching brands as I've recommended them for so long, and most of my family has Moto G/E phones, but I recently bought a Nokia T20 Android Tablet on sale(also guaranteed to get updated to Android 13 with security patches) with the battery life(I can go through a full day from 8am - midnight with on/off screen usage with 15 - 20% left), and everyday performance having been great, and I even use it as my main compute device at work. So to me it looks like Nokia is taking over the budget/budget midrange market Motorola once had, and is dropping the ball on, more, and more these days.

[@jeremycagle19]

The 2020 version is the best one overall. Stereo Speakers and a 1080P display.

[@johng.4959]

Yes, agree. Bewildered how a calendar year (in their minds) mean progress. Crazy how something older is much better.

[@taylorbee4010]

The 2022 ones actually aggravating I'm using it right now and the screen feels like an early HD TV where it's really pixelated

[@taylorbee4010]

To be honest The G7 is a better deal than pretty much every phone. Mine finally went kaput and I basically traded up to this and I feel bad about it. And the G7 is like 50 bucks

[@slightlyusedpsx]

And aluminum frame!

[@chrisfoster3772]

@@taylorbee4010 I kinda like that about my 2021 for some reason

[@isaiah123456wp7]

Yup... the 2020 model a.k.a. the Moto G8 Power, is still by far the best power released. Still only downgrades since then. Maybe next year boys...

[@elky1964]

Thanks Kevin! As per-usual your comparison was spot-on, really highlighted the fact Motorola has taken the G Power Series to a NEW low in 2022!

[@johng.4959]

Moto still has 2022 to sink even lower!!!

[@chazpurves]

I got my 2020 version around October 2021, and it's amazing. I use it a ton for Call of Duty Mobile, and it works great! I often play Codm for Multiple hours a day and there is little to no lag. The speed of the phone is quite close between itself and my brother iphone XR. I definitely recommend the 2020 version!

[@CommodoreFan64]

the bad thing about the 2020 is it's stuck on Android 11 with the last security patch dated April 1st 2022 with no further updates insight, and the Moto G power 2021/2022 are both major downgrades for the money, so for the first time in a long time(since the original Moto E) I'm looking at switching away from Motorola for a Nokia G50 that's to get upgraded through Android 13 with 3 years of security patches.

[@myrjer]

Wow Kevin ! What an excellent and professional review! You covered everything. And with NO music. The only thing I wanted to know that you didn't mention was if the battery is replaceable and how to open the phone. I will find out that however from the store. Thanks for your review.

[@tinkerbell5646]

You can't open it has a built in battery

[@waltergaffney5024]

Kevin, always enjoy your comparison videos. I have the Moto G Power 2021. The US Cellular version that I have is 4gb ram and 64gb storage. It absolutely smokes my LG Stylo 6 in actual day to day performance. Great phone for it's price point.

[@leech154]

brosef you need to upgrade ur smartphone game lmfao

[@csy30076]

The Moto G Power (2020) model is still the best to date

[@efremendez]

Mine is crapping out. Freezing for a few seconds between tasks.

[@Johnoines]

I'm still ahead with my 2020 model.

[@patbates1763]

I got 2021 one 64 gigs it's great phone to me I had it for months no problem with it colors look great

[@IntenseAngler]

Excellent comparison man! Thanks for taking the time to upload and share this... it helped a lot!

[@jackle842000]

I hate the sensor on the power button. Definitely a personal preference. The back center bottom is much more universal for left or right handed people. However, for right handed people it would be much better barely off centered on the back to the right and still be usable by left handed.

[@oneminutewonder77]

That processor they put in the new one is absurdly slow. Doesn't help to have a fast display if the processor moves at a snail's pace.

[@CharlesWolfeSkate]

My G8 Power is immortal! Have tried to break it so many times and it works perfect and amazing battery. The audio volume goes up and down slightly sometimes though, actually gave me tinnitus by listening to hypnosis when I went to sleep. Be careful.

[@shawnwhite3662]

G power 2020 is still the best phone

[@susansmith6889]

I got the 2021 that worked fine and now I have the 2022 model I'm having trouble hearing people when I'm calling someone I can hear them but they can't hear me

[@johng.4959]

Great review! (I have the 2021) It's a decent "budget phone" and I don't expect much from it... (Wish I would have purchased the 2020 Stylus when it went on sale few years back.) But...I cannot get over how the Motorola company keeps messing-up a good thing. Do the "decision makers" fall out of bed in the morning and decide to rummage through the obscure and old parts-bin looking at the crappiest parts possible? How can a company keep-up the trend of making their phones worse and worse over the years?? Upgrade?? Give me a break Motorola.

[@ggzyt_livitup3898]

I had the 2020 stylus and it broke so I bought the 3gb ram version of the moto g power 2021 and it's worse than my phone I bought in 2017

[@johng.4959]

@@ggzyt_livitup3898 That's my point... Zero progress by Motorola. Sigh...

[@ggzyt_livitup3898]

@@johng.4959 That was cringe lol but I agree

[@johng.4959]

@@ggzyt_livitup3898 Sad...It's like they (Moto) just don't care.

[@ggzyt_livitup3898]

@@johng.4959 Fr I liked my stylus I thought it wasn't gonna be much of a downgy

[@retromania8269]

Motorola has really went downhill in the past 2 years. I used to love Motorola but I can no longer recommend them anymore.

[@oliversmith7354]

Moto G power 2022 is a pretty decent upgrade with a better helio gaming soc as well

[@billtinnell2206]

WOW! Sure glad I got my 2020 G Power when I did. It is still the best of the Moto G Power phones. Absolutely fantastic phone and will probably keep it for a few more years or until Motorola can FINALLY make a G Power that is better than mine.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I have the Moto G power 2020 as well, and it's a decent phone(has become a bit more laggy after the April 1st 2022 security update), but I'm almost in need of a new phone, and with how Motorola has dropped the ball with the past 2 Moto G powers, I'm looking at the Nokia G50 as my next phone, and that's sad to say as I've used Moto E/G series phones since the original Moto E was released, and my first personal phone was a Motorola C139, so lots of good memories with them till now.

[@elithluxe7568]

Want to buy it now but it's not being sold anymore anywhere. Only the refurbished ones are

[@elijahbey3366]

Great review. Helped me decide on the 2021 version.

[@FoxSweetgum]

Owned both a 2020 and a 2021. Have had good experience in past with Moto phones. Sorry to say my luck ran our with the last two devices. These units were so frustrating to operate.

[@taylorg5723]

I have the 2022 version very nice phone it's great in battery and Camera 👌🏾😎..plus the MediaTek gaming

[@HellonWheels777]

I personally consider the 2022 model to be a downgrade from the 2021 looking at all the specs and whatnot. I broke my Moto g power 2021 a few months back and was completely devastated because I love that phone. I ended up spending a little extra money to get myself a Motorola 5G Ace and I'm happy with it. I'm really glad I didn't go with the 2022 Moto g power. I like my budget to mid-range phones and I always did like the g powers but this time I just didn't see them offering much that'd be worth my money.

[@georgewashingtoniv8745]

I broke my 21 too and bought a 22 only bc that's all Cricket had. They're essentially the same exact phones though.

[@coxfreight7156]

I just bought one today and it's smooth on the back, no wavy pattern

[@geonerd]

Got the Total Wireless 2022 for $100 at Wally a few weeks ago. It looked to be about the best price/performance option Total offered at the 4/64 point. On its own it's fine, but I would have happily paid another $10~25 for a faster processor. I only found out about the downgraded CPU after buying it and, yea, I'm mildly disappointed in Motorola. I got a fractionally higher BB score: 183 / 1022, but have only run it once. At any rate, it's vastly speedier than my 4 year old Moto E5, purchased for the same price, so I'm happy enough.

[@OldLion64]

All products in general will be downgrades for a while because they cant charge any more money for them so in order in to increase profit margin they have to sell the same phone with lesser components for the same price.

[@tree.65]

Thanks for your reviews. I have to say that I'm disappointed in my moto power 2021. I chose it to replace my LG stylo because LG decided to get away from making phones. I barely used the stylo feature so I went with battery life. Boy do I miss having a loud speaker, a photo gallery, being able to have group contacts for phone numbers, being able to assign different sounds for notifications so I know if I'm getting a text or email or news or... It's also difficult to navigate. Really miss having LG phones.

[@oneminutewonder77]

You can still pick up an LG Velvet new in box and it'll work plenty well for the time being. Currently rocking kind with Android 11 on the December security patch. Theoretically LG promised Android 12 for it's last flagships. T-Mobile version only 280 on Amazon.

[@stevekaczmarek7738]

Went super fast on the camera and video. What is the quality, and is the 2022 significantly better than the 2021 in these respects?

[@georgeiron8399]

Are there any phones that are pretty good step up from the Moto G power 2020 for a reasonable price under $300 in 2022?

[@aguyandhiscomputer]

I'm going through the same problem. Not many in the $300 range unless they go on sale for Black Friday. I got the Pixel 4a that way and gonna get the Pixel 6a.

[@detroit897]

I think the Moto 2022 design is better than the 2021 design

[@bobblacka918]

Great comparison video. I find it hard to believe that Motorola would use a slower microprocessor in the new phone than in the original phone. Maybe Geekbench is no longer relevant to the latest phones. They might be testing things that no longer matter. I would rather see a test that reflects day-to-day real life use.

[@jackle842000]

I love the functionality of them all. Long life battery, chop flashlight it the best and super usable in a split second, and the rotate for camera just works great and is easily different enough to know you'll get a camera instead of the flashlight. I wish they had a much better camera for dim light with wide angle, macro, 2x, & 10x optical zoom or something although they aren't bad. Screen that small doesn't need a super high res screen and that just sucks up more battery life anyway. Like to see battery life comparison and camera comparison. Bet battery life is much better on 2022 because of the lower res and refresh which won't matter much looking at it. Also wandering about that camera difference and you didn't even touch on that.

[@juancarloshalo123]

I have the 2022 and I love it compared to my ex a01 Samsung that I cleaned the memory and donated

[@texdan1]

for cpu, the 2019 variant is better than the 2022

[@flashpointgaming]

How did the G Power 2022 get out of the planning stages at Motorola being weaker in almost every way than the 2021 version?

[@zvoidx]

Maybe it has something to do with the chip shortage.

[@UAkovalchuk]

I bought a moto g power 2022 two weeks a go and used it for 3 days and I hated it so I had to return it back...screen resolution is so low and the screen is so dim..plus the processor is to weak...it feels like a 50 dollar phone..guys save the money and buy a good phone...this one is not worth the money..my opinion

[@ericelliott227]

I may be getting my first and only smartphone in a month or so (being forced - tired of people yelling at me). I have been looking and trying to educate myself. Smartphones suck! After looking at every budget smartphone I could I have decided on the Moto G Power 2021. As far as I can tell, the 2021 is far superior to the 2022 version in important ways. The bench scores alone point that out. The 2021 is still available in the unlocked version, but I wonder if it will be when I am ready? I liked the Oneplus Nord N200 until I read one complaint after another about the same thing regarding it's performance. The others I looked at just scare me. The Moto G Power 2021 is the only current phone that would fit me...barely.

[@gein2287]

My 2021 came with 128gigs, 4ram, 11 android. For $150 brand new.

[@winterbonnie_8]

The Cricket version of Moto G Power 2021 has the 64GB right off the bat

[@D4dham]

Great video, thank you. My wife needs a new phone and doesn't need super performance as she is currently using a Moto G4 so anything would be an upgrade. So, if she gets one, out of the 2020, 2021 and 2022, which would you buy and why? Thanks again!

[@ryeeeee]

every year they downgrade there phones 🥲

[@Salty.Peasants]

Now I know why they give them out (Moto G Power 2022 ) on the street corner where I live like candy, with free service.

[@morganrichey7864]

I have the xt2041dl version but my camera looks different from your 2021 version and I broke mine yesterday and want the same one...went to Walmart n thought I was getting an identical power but camera was different on front n its bigger...I realized it's the 22 version n I want the 21 version but why do you have a rear camera shaped like a cube and mine is 4 in a line

[@davinp]

I don't like that Motorola doesn't put NFC on their lower ends phone wereas other OEMs such as Nokia & Samsung do. It is common at many stores now and at gas station. So, NFC is a must have feature. I also don't like Motorola is slow to update their phones and only provides one major Android version update

[@trlind]

well crap looks like i will be keeping the 2020 version better proc better speakers better display.

[@jams2u786]

For the 2022 can you set the FONT SIZE to appear larger than the 2021?

[@SandraTDance]

I think I'm watching this on my 2020 I bought in June

[@bradjohnson1578]

My 2022 keeps messing up as far as the picture goes.

[@EduardoRamos-dx5lt]

Just bought a Moto G power 2022 going from a G stylus 2021 and it's a terrible down grade very laggy and the camera is terrible for being a 50mp. I've been a fan of Motorola for years and loved there phone's but after this one I'm might just go a Samsung at this point.

[@KKG0919]

And I'm getting the 2022 next week bruh.... damn it. Thank you Verizon for scamming my father and I.

[@chrystalmurray8965]

For whichever model the phone that I have the sensor on the side what happens if you had in your pocket and you bumped the side button and then you would turn it on and call somebody

[@CROW_CREEK_SIOUX]

The Benchmark scores here don't compare to my Pixel 6 Pro. 😂

[@darlenepaul2934]

Of course bor! The pixel costs 2- 3 ex's more!!

[@DodgeSystems]

My G power 2020 scored 306/1275 on the benchmark.. wow.

[@c.a.6636]

Is the G200 dropping in the States?

[@5150crazyfun]

It's sad that the moto g7 power from 2019 blows both of these phones out of the water with performance and battery life. And had a louder speaker since it was a top firing mono speaker. That is my major complaint with Motorola it seems like each year they go backwards in quality. I had the moto g7 power, 2020 power and the 2021 power. And each year it seems like they take a step or two forward and ten more backwards. I love Motorola as a brand but in 2023 they need to stop cutting corners and focus on improving the quality to give us consumers more value for our money.

[@davinp]

The Moto G Powe (2021) was released with Android 10, not Android, but should get upgraded to Android 11. But unfortunately, it won't get Android 12 because Motorola only provides one major Android update. The Cricket Moto G Power 2021 is still on Android 10 and I don't know why they haven't updated to Android 11

[@KOTYAR1]

Who gives a flying toss about Android versions? Seriously, the only less useful feature is having or not having 5G

[@BobStoneIsCool3]

Really the only upgrade with the new g power is the 90Hz Display because last years g power was better but the 2020 g power was even better than both of these so you cant go wrong when buying one but over all i think either the G Stylus 5G, The 2021 G Stylus Or The New G Stylus Is Way Better Because For The New One Your Only Paying $100 And Your Getting Better performance better display and better camera and the same battery so now i dont really see the point in the G Power Anymore

[@stevesidare2493]

But when you plug in the headphones do you get stereo?

[@tvbox6955]

Why not add specs on the screen as you talk?

[@gein2287]

And all these screens have 1080. So I don't know why y'all say the 2020 was better. And the speakers are fine. My only complaint; Battery life ain't that great.

[@ericyoung3183]

This phone houses a top gaming chipset by mediatek and a good amount of RAM at a low price. #motogpower2022

[@revengeoveraero9366]

Cant tell if you’re sarcastic or not. The 2021 g power absolutely SMOKES the shit out of this one in almost every way except the 90hz display. The mediatek helio g37 physically lags opening apps and scrolling through the ui.

[@geonerd]

@@revengeoveraero9366 I haven't seen any appreciable lag at all. (But I don't game on it.)

[@revengeoveraero9366]

@@geonerd if you only use it as a barebones phone with a touchscreen, yeah, sure, but for me, I need to read articles, play games, text, do some homework, etc. this phone won’t cut it for me as my current phone is faster, and it already chugs

[@jas350]

I see you can only have four apps that go across the board or the screen compared to the five apps that go across the screen junk

[@vincentrocha-pe5eg]

Which one has stronger battery

[@colefrank9837]

Based on all of the comments here I'll keep my 2020 g power

[@garythompson3333]

They both run hot and sluggish at times.

[@dwdwalcott6]

I wish I could have gotten a 2020 model. I ended up with a 2021 unlocked power with 4/64. All I need is dark mode. Android is getting worse in my opinion. Google can not even get it right on Pixel phones.

[@davinp]

Notice the Moto G Power 2022 comes with Android 11 not Android 12. It should get updated to Android 12, but not Android 13 since Moto only provides one major Android update. I see the 2021 model in the video is still on Android 10. It should be upgraded to Android 11 by now. I don't know why Cricket Wireless hasn't updated it yet

[@panchitoperez5639]

I have a cricket 21 model and its been updated to android 11 several months ago.

[@edloki3057]

Who gives a flying toss about Android versions? Seriously, the only less useful feature is having or not having 5G

[@bengarrett3102]

The moto g stylus 2020 is the best phone in this lineup

[@errnapo]

When my 2021 breaks I will buy the 2022

[@patbates1763]

I got 64 gigs great phone 2021 is great from colors great fast the games work good on it

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

I'll take a Moto G Power over an iphone any day.

[@pameladellinger7802]

Is the 2022 model a 5 g

[@justinbearinger1989]

I have one that's to at&t prepaid

[@debbiecarleton2101]

I'm the one from last year and I love it

[@jackle842000]

Hate to say it but this comparison was really poor for these phones. We needed an audio comparison, thorough camera with dim light as well comparison, and also a battery life comparison given the screen res differences. These are the main functional differences that change with these phones and you didn't hit on any real world testing for them. Kind of disappointing. Appreciate the video and effort but really just didn't hit on anything I was looking for. Was basically seeming like one of those robot spec comparisons I avoid without the robot voice.

[@judgedbytime]

holy fk i got scammed

[@Clotix6114]

boost mobile moto g power 2021 has 64 gb

[@ControlTouchMaster]

My 2020 model is better than both of them.

[@francesfinnerty3753]

Alittle much on the technical terms.

[@taylorbee4010]

The G7 lol

[@garyjjohnson466]

Too me who really care what phone is better

[@gregorioxolo3056]

losremis

[@elihernandez330]

Nee moto looks so cheap.

[@bengarrett3102]

Hey Everyone, this is Kevin here, if you don't have an iPhone your fucked

[@preston8872]

Apples the worst

[@cyraxkkcb2mo10]

Watching on 2020 version still running 🦾..it's time for an upgrade and going to get Motorola One 5g ace due to the fact that 2021and 2022 version are a big downgrade from the 2020..