Moto G Power

This is a great phone and incredible value. It is on the large size and it fits in a shirt pocket, but not easily and could fall out, so consider if it is too large for you. It is awkward for me, an average size adult male, to hold and operate with 1 hand. It is extremely sturdy and has tremendous battery life. The sound is mostly very good, tho on occasion, when turned to full volume on speaker, there is a bit of an echo. I am hard of hearing so need to do this, most wont need it anywhere near this volume and wont have the echo issue. This has only been a small problem for me even so. The hardward on this phone is better in most ways than phones which cost 3-4x as much. There are 2 areas of concern with it. On rare occasion I have encountered 3rd party apps that will work on Samsung platforms but not on these, which can be annoying it is an app that is important to you. There arent many like that tho. The 2nd area is a larger concern, and that is the fairly limited software support that comes with the phone. I dont have the exact numbers, but its considerably less years of support (OS upgrades, security fixes, etc) than you get with a more expensive phone. There are slightly different versions available, but cost doesnt vary much.

Decent backup phone with a 6.5" screen

Motorola stopped providing updates, including security updates, for my 2020 Moto G Power, so I felt obligated to replace it. This one, 128 GB in Ice Blue, actually cost less than what I paid for the 2020 model, which had less storage. Numerous junk apps like TikTok came pre-installed on this phone, but I was able to uninstall them and they seem to stay off (be sure to fully update phone *before* uninstalling/disabling, else they might return). I also disabled a lot of needless Google apps that can't be removed. Now that the extensive clean-up has been done, I now have a decent phone much like the 2020 Power G I had before -- simple and clean, works well with Visible (my cellular provider). Cons: 1) The dumb two-line clock on the lock screen can be changed -- on Android 12L. However, this phone only has Android 12, so we're stuck with that gaudy 2-line lock screen clock. Fortunately we can choose a sensible clock for the home screen. 2) The OS is a little slower to respond than my 2020 Power G, due to the slower chip (yes, incredibly, this phone has a slower chip than the 2020 model...maybe that is why this newer model was cheaper). 3) Had to uninstall / disable a LOT of junk. Pros: 1) Color (ice blue is a nice change from my old glossy black one) 2) I'm getting security updates again...for awhile, until Motorola decides to stop providing them for this model too. 3) Relatively inexpensive. 4) Battery life is still good, like the prior model. 5) A little thinner than the older model.

The Moto G Power 2022 is my favorite phone. It's not expensive and it's a tough phone. I dropped my last one from the roof and it suffered minimal damage. The corner of the screen had a small chip and you couldn't see it unless I told you where it was. I gave that phone to a friend and liked it so much that I bought another one. I purchased a Moto G Stylus 2020 phone before I bought this one but the speakers gave out and sounded terrible. That phone did not even come close to the Moto G Power and costed twice as much. What I really like about the Moto G Power is that the battery lasts twice as long as the Moto G Stylus which only lasted a half day. I watch a lot of videos about guitar luthier technics. This new phone allows me to watch videos almost all day without having to recharge. I have not found another phone that lasts as long as this one. And I have owned everything from Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus to iPhones to flip phones. The speakers are loud and clear on this phone and it's small enough to fit in my back pocket. I would recommend this phone and I rarely ever say that about a product. Even my friend who I gave my other phone to loves it and uses it daily. I hope Motorola continues to manufacture this product because I do not see how the other companies haven't picked up on this technology to make their batteries last longer. So if you want an inexpensive phone that is better quality than some of the other phone which cost twice more, but it while it's still available. That's my two cents.

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I purchased this phone in April of 2023. For the first whole, it was great. Long battery life with smooth operation. It is now sixteen months later and I am not impressed with the way it has degraded in that time. It is constantly lagging between switching apps, it barely runs the Amazon app at all, and the battery drains quickly. I'm disappointed in the fact that I'm already having to consider a replacement.

Simple than my old sumgsum a32 5g, no need to create a sumgsum account. All features are easy to set. But can't stand three days, just two days then need to charge, normally it's not a problem.

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