Moto G Power

I will start off by saying I have no interest in $1000+ cell phones - to me they are disposable devices that get replaced every few years. That said, this is the perfect phone for my purposes. The coverage (carrier dependent), audio, display quality and speed are perfect for my needs. I use the this as - wait for it - a phone - as well for texting and taking some pictures, mapping directions, etc. This is my 4th or 5th Motorola phone, and I have always been happy with the value proposition. Even through my former carrier the Motorola phones have always had much less bloatware than, say Samsung (ugh) which loads up their phones with all kinds of nonsense. When you buy it unlocked it comes with even less bloatware, and you can delete or disable most of it. It is much faster than my old phone, which one would expect, with 8MB of RAM, and 128MB of internal storage. There are several things I like about this phone, a couple being that it still has a headphone jack, and also it will take a micro SD card for additional storage. Both of these features are found on very few phones these days. There are 2 features that are unique to Motorola on the phones I have had, including this one, that are REALLY convenient. You can open the camera app just by twisting your wrist, and you can turn on the flashlight by a chopping motion - no screen to wake up or app to start up - brilliant really. Also, the battery life (5000ma) is phenomenal. I can use it all day, leave it overnight, and it will still have plenty of charge the next day. I really only charge it every other day. I will note that I turn off as many background processes as I can, don't watch movies on the phone (really?), and in general use it as a tool, not a brain-sucking toy (editorial comment :-). If you want a well functioning device and don't want to spend huge dollars this phone may be right for you.

Great basic smartphone for those with simple daily needs of calls, texting, light web browsing for recipes or Wikipedia, and checking the weather. Battery life is great and the phone is light in weight with a nice, grippy-textured back. Phone speaker and alarm/call volumes are loud enough to hear without strain. Because it's plastic on the back, this actually means it's much more suited to those of us who probably won't use a case, making it slightly more durable. You can install all the basic Android apps (ebooks, banking, fitness, etc.) with 128 GB, but you can always add a microSD if that is not enough, especially if you want to take photos. It says it can do eSIM but I didn't try it since I already have SIM cards. The ONLY NEGATIVE that I found was that the UI (user interface) is NOT optimized for large fonts for those with vision problems. When you make the fonts larger for accessibility purposes, many of the settings in native Android apps such as Google, Google Maps > Location Sharing goes off screen. I had to minimize fonts to a tiny size to get everything to display so I could set up Google accounts properly. After that I turned back on the larger, accessible font size. I got two on sale for $149 each and that is a great value. I cannot imagine needing a $250+ smartphone for the above needs. Highly recommend Motorola Moto G 2025 for those who want a smartphone that runs snappy without needing anything super high tech or extra skinning bloat common in budget Samsung phones.

Seems like a solid phone with everything I need. I managed to disable the Google Assistant, which I find annoying, and all my other apps run correctly. What was really nice is the T-Mobile clerk in the local store refused to transfer my stuff from my old phone to the new one because I didn't buy it from TM, even though I'm a TM client for almost 8 years. But he didn't know that the new phone had a built in app to transfer everything via BlueTooth as soon as you begin setup and that's what I did and it worked well. Saved hours of setup time. A big thanks to Motorola for providing that software. A nice phone for a reasonable price.

I bought this after my Motorola razr 2023 broke. I've had and used this phone for a year now and I have alot of information. First off this phone is a high quality phone for a budget phone from the vegan letter back. The design and looks are good, better than the moto g stylus 2022 which had a horrible camera placement in my opinion. I don't have a opinion on durability however I did spill drinks on it, like almost the entire screen was splashed with water and it still works after cleaning it. I recommend a phone case like literally any other phone because it protects the phone, I have kept the phone case on mine and it still looks fresh like it came out of the box. Only very tiny scratches on the corners but it doesn't ruin the phone at all. ------- THE ONLY ISSUE I HAD was when I had way to many apps open, sometimes it is slow or freezes apps, but when I restart it, it stopped. (Restarts are needed for any phone to prevent glitches anyway) But sometimes it is a pain trying to do a certain task and it takes forever to load on certain times. Thats what took a star out of my review. ------ In general, this is a great budget phone, it has a lot of customization for how the UI looks, and it uses android 14. So if you want a phone that works with everyday tasks, this is the phone for you.

This Moto G is packed with features I'll probably never use but it functions just great. I did experience the latency that several reviewers mentioned but the recent android update seems to have fixed that issue. My activity is definitely being tracked if that is a concern. But that is a Google Chrome constant aggravation. And there is some bloat ware too. Be sure to assess the permissions on all the apps included with this device. I really like the extra storage for songs and photos. Take note it does not come with a charger of any kind and it's limited on the wattage of some super chargers that are available. The battery life is really good. I hope that's the case after a year or so.

Didn't come with a charger though.

Well i have previously bought motorola phones from Amazon, and i have never had a problem, till i ordered the Moto G 5G, It will not work in Australia, so i am now stuck with a brand new phone, that i cannot use!!

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Was NOT unlocked.......returned item only to find it is now "lost in transit"...... What an inconvenience this is. I am still waiting for a resolution to the problem. Unhappy customer.

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