Motorola Moto G Power 2025 Review: Almost there

There are two main areas of improvement. First, the Moto G power finally has IP rating of IP68/69Which means it has been tested for the survival of water jets and immersion. He will survive heavy rain and a random drop in the pool. These ratings are often only available on better phones, so it’s a good idea to have this peace of mind.

Second, Motorola promises two Android survivals along with three years of security updates. This is a huge change, given that I complained about the bad strategy to update on Motorola’s phones four years agoS Keep in mind that it can stay longer, but this is a beginning. This means that for the first time a moto G phone can enjoy two OS updates that often include new features. Fortunately, the Moto G Power 2025 starts with the current Android version 15So this phone will receive Android 16 and Android 17, although don’t expect updates to arrive quickly.

Speaking of software, the user interface is clean and relatively painless. However, like the previous Moto G phones, there is a boat load from pre -installed software. You can uninstall all this – and you will want to take the time to do it as it can save some storage space.

The battery life is a great cell of 5000-ha-haly-clockily lasts two days with medium use, though in the days when I used the phone for navigation, music streaming and many instagram reels, it is immersed to approximately 30 percent until bedtime. My favorite bonus is that I can recharge it with Wireless chargerAnd this motto G remains one of the small phone under $ 300 with the ability.

Photography: Julian Chokatu

The other reasons why you may want this phone on other devices to remain: it still has headphone For all of you cord lovers; It retains the microSD card slot-over the built-in 128 GB storage-if you often use a lot of storage space; And the communication sensor near the field (NFC) allows you to make contactless payments so you can leave the wallet at home.

Good appearance

One thing that Motorola is fine again is the design. The texture of vegan skin (also known as plastic) on the back, mixed with the beautiful green color, lifts this simple looking phone in something more. It has character and stands out from the sea of ​​boring black plates, not to mention that it feels much more good to behave.

Back is where you will find three cameras, although one is just a surrounding light sensor. The main camera is a 50-megapixel sensor and is joined by an 8-MP ultravide, which also doubles as a macro camera. The main shooter is decent. Activate the Motorola night mode and it may take some solid low -light images, although the results can be blurry if you do not stay enough and the colors are muddy. Skin tones and white balance are also problematic, but these are common problems with the telephone cameras of this price group.