Motorola Moto G10 Power hands-on review

Almost stock Android 11

Software-wise, the main appeal of Motorola phones remains the clean Android UI. That doesn't mean that the company relies solely on the built-in Android features—quite the opposite. Motorola has tried to implement just a couple of features that are actually useful without too much fluff.

General UI

We've got the usual screen-off gestures for launching the camera, the flashlight and wake up the screen once you touch the phone. There's also a good old feature that has since become relatively scarce - Attentive Display. It looks for your face, and it will prevent the screen from dimming and turning off as long as you are looking at the handset. It's handy if you've set a short screen timeout and you are reading a long article.

Additional Moto features

If you are into customizations, Motorola's latest software allows you to change the accent color, icons, fonts and even the quick toggles in the notification shade.

More Moto features and customizations

Naturally, since the phone comes with Android 11 out of the box, it carries some of the OS' intrinsic features such as one-time permission handling, conversation and priority grouping for the notification cards and more importantly, notification bubbles for the apps that support it. It's just like Messenger's chat heads, but they are now native to the system.

Camera samples

Interested in getting a sneak peek of the camera's performance in stills and videos? We've got a couple of samples to show off, but we will leave the actual assessment for the full review.

Camera samples: Main • Ultrawide • Main • Ultrawide

Here are some 48MP shots as well.

48MP samples

A video sample is at hand as well. It's 1080p since the chipset can't do 4K.

Early verdict

If you look at the Moto G10 Power as a standalone phone, which isn't a successor to the G8 Power and G9 Power, it's seems like a well-priced endurance champion. At INR 9,500 starting price, the device wants to beat all of its low-end competitors with a killer battery life, and it has every bit of chance to do so. Even Xiaomi's Redmi 9 Power asks INR 1,000 more but with a more sensible Snapdragon 662 on board and a higher-res panel.

The Moto G10 Power undercuts a large portion of the competition with its aggressive pricing, but the relatively weak chipset might be a deal-breaker. It could all be well worth it if battery life is unbeatable, and by the looks of it, it has the potential. The battery and SoC aside, the Moto G10 Power's two main selling points remain - it has a small 6.5-inch screen and offers a pure Android 11 experience.