Moto G Power 2024 Review: A Solid Budget Phone

The Moto G Power 2024 is a new budget phone you can find for great prices, but is it worth buying? Find out in this full review!
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Video chapters:
00:00 - Price overview
00:36 - What makes the G Power good?
01:07 - Design overview
01:51 - Display overview
04:01 - Performance overview
04:40 - Big improvements
05:34 - Extra features
06:29 - Camera overview
07:48 - What is this phone lacking?
08:32 - Two bigger compromises
09:21 - More considerations and features
09:59 - Some big upgrades
10:17 - Software support
11:05 - This phone is a good value
11:18 - Is this phone worth buying?
12:46 - Ways to support
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[@Donaldson529]

I just got this phone yesterday for FREE with Straight Talk. Love it

[@AndroidDigest]

For sure!

[@DWtechfan]

Motorola is starting to make really good performing budget & midrange phones in addition to their flagships. Some people might not appreciate the lack of updates and yeah, that’s a downside. But I dare you to buy a Samsung A25 5g which does get updates but won’t be a strong performer. All phones have trade offs and Samsung gives you a super amoled display and many years of updates but won’t perform well. This Moto G Power 2024 has lesser updates but will run circles around the Samsung A15 and A25. And I like that eco leather design and for $280 it’s still a really good phone.

[@AndroidDigest]

Exactly. This is a great summary of the strengths of this phone

[@SpeedyGwen]

meanwhile I got my xiaomi mi 11i as a refurbished model for 300€ which is literally a flagship from 2 years ago, its a powerhouse monster with its snapdragon 888, sadly it has overheating issues nowdays and I should change the battery as it doesnt last super long

[@AndroidDigest]

Yeah, you can always get an older model refurbished for a good price. If you're that type of person, I recommend looking for a good value phone, and getting it used within a year of release. Like the OnePlus 12R for example, released at $500 in the US, probably on sale close to $380 or something online, maybe even cheaper. It has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a very capable processor. And the release within a year probably means little to no battery wear on the used market. Old 2-3 year old phones tend to have a lot of battery wear

[@theunknowngamer2397]

Not having an OLED screen is actually a pro for me. I've had a big issue of screen burn in on OLED screen from tiktok and KZbin shorts after less than a year of use. I like that I can use this phone for 2 or 3 years and not have to worry about it.

[@AndroidDigest]

That's a good way to think about it!

[@sabrinamerrick1271]

120 refresh rate ❤

[@mrbloodyhyphen-5657]

Do the Moto edge series not launch in the US?

[@hawkermustang]

They do.

[@AndroidDigest]

Yeah they do, they are at Best Buy. But I hate the curved screens. So they aren't for me.

[@hawkermustang]

@@AndroidDigest I hate the curve screens too. My sister actually got the Motorola Edge 2022 and that one didn't have a curved screen it has a 6.6 inch flat screen.

[@tyreemcgrone10]

I got 2 of these for my kids for free from straight talk but I’ve been using the one I got for my daughter because I miss android and I’m just burnt out on iPhones.

[@AndroidDigest]

Hope they end up enjoying them!

[@donnadoes5738]

Iam getting this phone for 149 and keeping it max 2 years so I don't care that it only gets 1 sw update.

[@sabrinamerrick1271]

NITS?

[@arikrishnan6729]

May be around max 550

[@AndroidDigest]

Yeah about 500

[@W0lfbaneShikaisc00l]

Not to knock these motorola phones but I much rather be able to downgrade the screen resolution so it's not wasting juice... the battery life is worse than a pixel because it's wasting battery on flashy stuff I'm not into. 6 hours use means I'll have to be either carrying the charger with me or a battery pack, which defeats the purpose of it being a mobile device. Not having a 720p option is a real annoyance. And this is a flagship edge 50 I'm talking about, this is a feature I'd expect a cheap phone to have and it doesn't exist on the expensive phone... I hope I'm not going to have to jailbreak this just because the company is too stubborn to make basic features.

[@jasonroberts8416]

you can lower the screen refresh to 60Hz but 6 hours also seems a bit low, the reviews seem to suggest 12-13 hours of screen on time, ill have to check screen on stats on mine next time I charge it, so far im making it 24 hours between charges tho.

[@AndroidDigest]

The lower screen resolution isn't super significant for the battery life though. It may only add an extra 7% you wouldn't have gotten or 10%. I get why you would prefer the ability to change the resolution, but I don't think you'll need it. Compared to most phones on the market, this has one of the largest batteries out there, I only know of 1 Android phone, outside of the weird ones, that has more than 5,000 mAh. Most people could probably do 8 hours of screen on time. Just depends on the person. And I'm using the refresh rate, you turn that down, turn brightness down a little, you could last even longer, maybe 9 or 10 hours if you push it.

[@AndroidDigest]

Most people aren't using their phones for 12 hours at a time, if they do, that's pretty insane! I don't know of many phones at all getting over 10 hours of actual screen on time. Most of those tests on review websites are playing 1080p videos on very low brightness, things like that. But in real every day screen on time I'd expect some people probably to get 8 hours, maybe 9 hours or more if they turn that refresh rate down. I should have clarified, it does depend on the person though so it's always hard to give battery stats.

[@sabrinamerrick1271]

Automatic like.

[@newfnshow031]

upgrade to a trash phone... im good on that. We should ignore moto until they provide at least 4 updates and an oled screen. No hate to u bro i appreciate your content and your effort but moto def aint it for me under any circumstance

[@whysoserious4464]

OK cool. Get a Samsung or one plus 12r

[@AndroidDigest]

I get your perspective. Just remember that Samsung, like the A25, this runs circles around it performance wise. I also prefer the design. But the screen is worse. Every phone has drawbacks. The software one is big though. I don't blame you for being hung up on it

[@Edel99]

Too bad they made it bigger than the 2023 version now it's a huge brick

[@whysoserious4464]

No Not really

[@AndroidDigest]

It's 6.5" to 6.7". I get it for the record. I prefer smaller phones too, but it's not too much bigger. But I get why it would be annoying. It's still plenty light. But yeah, it's bigger, and if you don't like it, I see why.

[@redrush-hp9li]

For the price it's kinda garbage i got a redmi turbo 3 for that price

[@jasonroberts8416]

I don't think those are sold in the US it does look pretty solid tho.

[@arikrishnan6729]

😂 Redmi bloatware with motherboard problems

[@arikrishnan6729]

​@@jasonroberts8416 for 280 dollars in India u can moto edge 50 fusion with snapdragon 7sgen 2 50mp Sony lytia 700c cam sensor 4k recording on all three camera 68w charger out of the box ip68 rating 3 years major software update and 4 years of security update 144hz poles display

[@AndroidDigest]

I get it but most prepaids will have this $99 or less. And this will go on sale a lot.

[@AndroidDigest]

This will go on sale ALOT though over time. Just like that moto did, this will follow.