Motorola’s
recent
budget
phones
have
been
held
back
by
lackluster
designs,
pointless
extra
cameras,
and
underwhelming
feature
sets.
But
there
appears
to
be
hope
on
the
horizon:
the
2024
Moto
G
Power
5G
and
Moto
G
5G
look
pretty
good
—
at
least
on
paper.
Both
phones
finally
offer
NFC
(why
that
was
ever
missing
in
the
first
place
is
a
mystery),
and
they
come
with
fetching
vegan
leather
back
panels.
They
even
include
a
microSD
card
slot
and
a
built-in
headphone
jack,
handy
features
most
phone
manufacturers
abandoned
years
ago.
The
G
Power
5G
also
includes
wireless
charging
for
the
first
time
—
a
rare
feature
in
any
budget
phone.
They’ll
start
at
$199
for
the
Moto
G
5G
and
$299
for
the
Moto
G
Power
5G.
The
pricier
Moto
G
Power
comes
with
a
6.7-inch
1080p
LCD
with
a
fast
120Hz
maximum
refresh
rate
—
personally
I’d
take
a
contrast-ier
OLED
panel
with
a
lower
refresh
rate,
but
for
a
$300
phone
you
take
what
you
can
get.
It
uses
a
midrange
MediaTek
Dimensity
7020
chipset
with
8GB
of
RAM,
and
there
are
just
two
rear
cameras:
a
50-megapixel
main
with
optical
stabilization
and
an
8-megapixel
ultrawide
with
autofocus
that
doubles
as
a
macro
camera.
There
are
no
silly,
low-res
depth
sensors
or
macro
cameras
here
and
bless
Motorola
for
that.
The
Moto
G
Power
comes
in
midnight
blue
—
seen
here
—
and
pale
lilac.Image:
Motorola
The
G
Power
supports
up
to
30W
wired
charging,
though
you’ll
have
to
buy
a
charger
separately
to
get
those
speeds.
Wireless
charging
is
supported
at
up
to
15W.
There’s
a
massive
5,000mAh
battery
on
board,
though
the
lower-priced
Moto
G
5G
has
one
of
those,
too.
Fun
fact:
the
5G
Power’s
internal
codename
appears
to
be
Cancun
and
the
Moto
G’s
is
Fogo,
based
on
the
file
names
of
the
spec
sheets
Motorola
shared
with
me.
I
love
some
inside
baseball.
The
lower
tier
Moto
G
5G
uses
a
Qualcomm
Snapdragon
4
Gen
1
chipset
with
4GB
of
RAM
and
includes
a
6.6-inch
720p
LCD,
also
with
a
120Hz
refresh
rate.
There’s
a
50-megapixel
main
camera
(and
a
2-megapixel
macro
still
hanging
around),
and
wired
charging
tops
out
at
18W.
Like
the
G
Power,
it’s
only
“water-resistant”
and
not
rated
for
full
dust
resistance
or
water
immersion
—
unfortunate,
but
normal
in
the
budget
class.
The
Moto
G
5G
comes
in
just
one
color:
sage
green.Image:
Motorola
There
are
promising
changes
afoot
here,
but
as
always,
a
lot
depends
on
the
execution.
The
last
midrange
Motorola
phone
I
reviewed
was
so
chock-full
of
bloatware
that
I’d
hesitate
to
recommend
it
to
anyone.
We
won’t
have
to
wait
long
to
find
out:
the
2024
Moto
G
Power
will
be
available
starting
March
22nd
at
Cricket
Wireless
and
coming
to
other
carriers
soon
afterward,
with
an
unlocked
version
arriving
on
March
29th.
The
2024
Moto
G
5G
will
arrive
first
at
T-Mobile
starting
March
21st,
with
other
carriers
to
follow.
The
unlocked
version
will
be
a
bit
of
a
wait:
it
arrives
on
May
2nd.
Original author: Allison Johnson
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