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General navigation is relatively snappy. There's a hint of slowness - it's not lag, just the feeling that the phone is a half-step behind, likely from it's lower-tier Snapdragon 665. Keeping UI animations off in the Developer options helps.
Memory management on the 4GB of ram works well - not too aggressive, only ejects apps when many are running.
Display is good. Good viewing angles, sharp, bright enough for use in the sun.
Dual stereo speakers sound great, no noticeable distortion at full volume, definitely a step up from the single speaker of the G7 power.
Call quality is good, including on speakerphone
Wifi performance is a big improvement over the G7 power. The G has MIMO and conntects at 433 Mbps when standing in front of my Netgear X4S. I get 148 Mbps uploads via iPerf using WiFi Speed Test Pro [google.com]. The G7 doesn't have MIMO and maxes out at 150 Mbps, with effective transfer speeds randomly ranging from 25 Mbps to 65 Mbps.
Bluetooth is an improvement over the G7 power. The G7 would have audio dropouts whenever I handled the phone, such as taking it out of my pocket. Also the G7 is renown for the 2.4 Ghz WiFi slowing down considerably when Bluetooth was active (cross-talk on the antennas) - I don' see a noticeable drop in WiFi perf on the Moto G, as measured by iPerf, on either the 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz bands.
Cell reception is excellent, equivalent to an iPhone 12 I compared against, on both Verizon and T-Mobile networks
Battery life is insanely good, as expected. I'm a very heavy phone users and get nearly two full days between charges.
Moto actions are quite useful and even fun. Double-chop for flashlight is very handy, although it turns itself off after a given number of minutes to avoid battery drain in case you accidentally engage it. Wrist-turn to engage camera is useful as well.
Haven't used the cameras as much but so far they're been passable. I actually like the macro camera, even though many reviewers crap on it for having such low resolution. Offers some unique photo shooting, including shallow depth-of-field.
Rear fingerprint reader is placed perfectly and reads instantly and 100% of the time.
USB transfer performance over MTP is slow - took 28 minutes to transfer 15GB to a mounted SD card. It's much faster over ADB though - around 7 minutes for the same 15GB transfer.
General Android tips:
Use the Brave Browser [google.com]. It's a source clone of Chrome but with an ad-blocker built-in, including ad blocking for YouTube videos. The killer feature is background video playback, which works with YouTube and even if you lock the phone. Allows you to listen to YouTube videos on the go without the battery drain of running the display and without worrying about inadvertent screen taps when locking the phone.
Enable the Accessibility Menu (Settings -> Accessibility -> Accessibility Menu). Gesture to open is two finger swipe from bottom of the phone (when using Gesture navigation rather than 3-button navigation). This gives you access to volume and screen locking without having to hit the physical buttons.
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It works for all other Motorola phones.
https://motorola-global-portal.cu...r-device-a
TF Motorola phones should be no different.
It's a simple process, but they should be carrier unlocked first.
See these:
https://www.getdroidtip
https://droidtechknow.c
TF Motorola phones should be no different.
It's a simple process, but they should be carrier unlocked first.
See these:
https://www.getdroidtip
https://droidtechknow.c
Bitter about it to this day... They got rid of sponsored ads a few years ago... But with the locked bootloader, no way to add custom Roms... Stuck in 2017 😔
Edit: should also comment on google voice usage to avoid using minutes/data... I am a GV veteran and use it everyday for my work...You need to choose "use mobile data and wifi" in the settings under "Making and receiving calls" and then disable mobile data. You ALSO need to initiate your calls from the Google voice app... Not your regular phone dialing app.
Linking it to your phone number won't kill you... BUT if you do, and you get an incoming phone call to your GV number, you need to make sure to pick up the call under the app... Not your phone dialing app. Otherwise yoill use minutes.
Also need to remember that if you use this trick to save minutes/data... You'll often drop calls if you walk around and you lose wifi.. . Obviously. Also, if you have multiple GV numbers (ie:multiple Gmail accts), make sure you're signed in under the number you actively use... Otherwise you won't get any notifications.
Although not directly related... If you have TMO One or Magenta (plans with free international data), you can use this hack, and just do the hack in reverse... Prefer wifi and mobile data, and have unlimited calling while overseas. The 128kbps is plenty for voice calls. Tested this in HK.
TF Motorola phones should be no different.
The moto unlock site even references this specifically.
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The moto unlock site even references this specifically.
Bootloader unlock codes are not available from Moto or Amazon, for Amazon Prime devices."
https://support.motorol
The wording is kind of unclear since the G Power isn't a "carrier exclusive" device. They might be referencing things like the the Z3 (Verizon exclusive)?? I'd love to know for sure since this is why I'm on the fence for this deal.
I don't own this particular device but I can tell you that the Tracfone moto e6 model number XT2005DL has a permanently locked bootloader.
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Does the Moto G Power take good pics?
What is the difference between the Moto G Power and the G7 I think I saw someone mention?
How long will these moto's get updates?
Any other good phones in this price range that are unlocked and will work on Xfinity Mobile?
Thanks,
-Guru
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