There was a time when the phones by Motorola were one of the best budget- mid range phones out there. They were ahead of the competition and offered a lot more than the others in this price. However, the G8 power does not lie in the same category. Here is why we feel, this phone really doesn't bring anything interesting to the table and is frankly a disappointment by the company.
First of all, we want to give some perspective. A few years back, till around 2018, the Moto G series of smartphones was one of the best budget smartphones in the market. I am talking specifically about the moto G5+ and the moto G5s+. These phones, coming in at around Rs 15,000 had really great processors, at par with some of the more expensive smartphones. They had fantastic cameras and great battery life. Not to mention the near stock android experience they provided with their UI was also something which other companies like Xiaomi just could not provide. And being Motorola, the durability on these phones was fantastic, with a metal body. Overall these phones were brilliant and the sales figures reflected too, they were insanely popular, and sold very well.
Come to the G6 series and onwards, the years went on, but the phone did not. Year after year, these phones did not bring any major changes and slowly the competition began catching up. Now we have players like Realme, Xiaomi, etc. which all have great and even better phones than what Motorola offers in this price segment. And thus the phones lost their popularity and the G8 Power is no exception to this.
The main highlight of this phone is the battery life. With a 5000mAh battery, motorola claims that this phone will last you around 3 days of normal usage. While this statement may be true for people who are not "power users", still its a great thing, and even with heavy usage, you should be getting at least 2 days of battery life. So yes, if battery, and insane battery is what you desire, then maybe this phone is for you, but otherwise the other stuff is just disappointing. Here's how:
The processor on this phone, is the Snapdragon 665. Yes it is a descent processor, but it is fairly outdated. You will notice some amount of lag here and there if you play a lot of heavy games. But overall it is a descent processor, but falls behind the ones offered by the competition in this price, which mostly come equipped with a Snapdragon 7 series of processors.
The storage on this phone is also pretty average. You only get 64Gb of storage, and frankly, it is a little less for 2020. Yes you do get an option to expand your storage via SD card, but that does not justify the low storage.
The cameras on this phone are also very average. In broad daylight and good lighting environments, you will get some descent shots, but as the lighting goes even to moderate, the photo quality takes a noticeable hit. In low light, it's just terrible. The phone does have a telephoto and wide angle lens, but both of these are not good. The macro lens offered by the phone is alright, but honestly, not a lot of people take that many macro shots. So overall you will be disappointed by the camera performance on this phone, and other phones by Realme, offer way better cameras and better photographs in general.
And finally the price. At around Rs 17,000, this phone is definitely expensive, considering that other phones bring a lot more at such prices.
Not everything in the phone is that bad though.
The speakers on this phone are actually very good. They are stereo speakers which are fairly loud. So audio performance is in fact a bit better than the competition.
Probably the biggest perk of this phone for me would have to be the software. It is very close to stock android, and the customization offered is actually pretty handy. It is probably the best software experience you can get, definitely better than the ad filled MI UI.
So, The Verdict.
If an insane amount of battery and the ultimate software experience is what you want at this price, and that is the only thing you care about, then sure, go for the G8 Power. But other than that, if you want an overall good performer, in every aspect of a mobile phone, with a software which is fine, though not as good, consider other options such as the Realme 6 pro.
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First of all, we want to give some perspective. A few years back, till around 2018, the Moto G series of smartphones was one of the best budget smartphones in the market. I am talking specifically about the moto G5+ and the moto G5s+. These phones, coming in at around Rs 15,000 had really great processors, at par with some of the more expensive smartphones. They had fantastic cameras and great battery life. Not to mention the near stock android experience they provided with their UI was also something which other companies like Xiaomi just could not provide. And being Motorola, the durability on these phones was fantastic, with a metal body. Overall these phones were brilliant and the sales figures reflected too, they were insanely popular, and sold very well.
Come to the G6 series and onwards, the years went on, but the phone did not. Year after year, these phones did not bring any major changes and slowly the competition began catching up. Now we have players like Realme, Xiaomi, etc. which all have great and even better phones than what Motorola offers in this price segment. And thus the phones lost their popularity and the G8 Power is no exception to this.
The main highlight of this phone is the battery life. With a 5000mAh battery, motorola claims that this phone will last you around 3 days of normal usage. While this statement may be true for people who are not "power users", still its a great thing, and even with heavy usage, you should be getting at least 2 days of battery life. So yes, if battery, and insane battery is what you desire, then maybe this phone is for you, but otherwise the other stuff is just disappointing. Here's how:
The processor on this phone, is the Snapdragon 665. Yes it is a descent processor, but it is fairly outdated. You will notice some amount of lag here and there if you play a lot of heavy games. But overall it is a descent processor, but falls behind the ones offered by the competition in this price, which mostly come equipped with a Snapdragon 7 series of processors.
The storage on this phone is also pretty average. You only get 64Gb of storage, and frankly, it is a little less for 2020. Yes you do get an option to expand your storage via SD card, but that does not justify the low storage.
The cameras on this phone are also very average. In broad daylight and good lighting environments, you will get some descent shots, but as the lighting goes even to moderate, the photo quality takes a noticeable hit. In low light, it's just terrible. The phone does have a telephoto and wide angle lens, but both of these are not good. The macro lens offered by the phone is alright, but honestly, not a lot of people take that many macro shots. So overall you will be disappointed by the camera performance on this phone, and other phones by Realme, offer way better cameras and better photographs in general.
And finally the price. At around Rs 17,000, this phone is definitely expensive, considering that other phones bring a lot more at such prices.
The speakers on this phone are actually very good. They are stereo speakers which are fairly loud. So audio performance is in fact a bit better than the competition.
Probably the biggest perk of this phone for me would have to be the software. It is very close to stock android, and the customization offered is actually pretty handy. It is probably the best software experience you can get, definitely better than the ad filled MI UI.
So, The Verdict.
If an insane amount of battery and the ultimate software experience is what you want at this price, and that is the only thing you care about, then sure, go for the G8 Power. But other than that, if you want an overall good performer, in every aspect of a mobile phone, with a software which is fine, though not as good, consider other options such as the Realme 6 pro.
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