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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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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
This phone, the "G Power" is really the G8 Power. It's one year newer than the G7 Power and has significant upgrades. Higher res screen, more storage, faster processor.
Motorola phones are not the best with updates. Typically they'll get the security patches and one update to the next version of Android, usually a while after it comes out.
xfinity is fairly picky about phone support so I am not sure what does and doesn't work there but if you are buying right now I would check out the new Nord N100. Currently selling for $162. Other than that, it is more about waiting for something to go on-sale. Alternatively, if this is a new line on your plan, xfinity has some decent promo deals if you are planning to stick with them and don't mind bill credits.
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
This is a Verge review and they are PRAISING the Motorola G Power/Stylus cameras.
https://www.theverge.co
As for updates? I think security updates are overrated. I say this as a pixel 3a and iphone se 2020 owner. Nothing wrong getting a security update every 2 or 3 months with Motorola. Phones still work safely fine even when they stop getting updates. There are a ton of good free security apps that one can use if they are worried about hackers/viruses..... With system updates? There is very little difference between system updates. I couldn't even tell you the difference between android 10 and 11 on my pixel 3a. To me, it isn't big deal. I say the same thing with all the ios system updates. Very minor tweaks. If motorola gets 1 system update, ok. If motorola gets 2 system updates, ok..... Lots of updates adds higher price to phones.
This is a Verge review and they are PRAISING the Motorola G Power/Stylus cameras.
https://www.theverge.co
Would it be possible to transfer my service to this phone on TF Verizon, then switch SIMs to use TF AT&T without losing my phone number of minutes?
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You haven't been using this phone for "over a year", you probably have a different Motorola model.
Customers are eligible for this program only once every twelve months.
Does that mean that if you have two active lines that are both eligible for unlocking, only one of them can be unlocked in that year and the other has to wait another year for it to be unlocked?
Would this phone be good for this use case? Can I easily turn off data and just use Wi-Fi without being charged? Also, after the 1 year can this be used on Verizon or Visible? Thanks in advance
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Would this phone be good for this use case? Can I easily turn off data and just use Wi-Fi without being charged? Also, after the 1 year can this be used on Verizon or Visible? Thanks in advance
Can I easily turn off data and just use Wi-Fi without being charged? Yes
Also, after the 1 year can this be used on Verizon or Visible? Not sure.
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