Moto G8 Power review

Design and handling

The Moto G8 Power is not your typical thin and lightweight smartphone as it packs one beefy battery inside. The phone does feel solid in hand, but it is not bulky thanks to its curved sides and thoughtful design.

The build is nothing out of the ordinary - most of the G8 Power is made of plastic, thre is an aluminum frame, while its screen has a protective glass of an unknown maker. The whole phone is water-repellent, meaning it has some protection against light rain and splashes, but water-resistant it is not. Most makers use this P2i nano-coating these days and rely on a gap-free build, and that's probably the case with the Moto G8 Power as well.

The entire front of the Moto G8 Power is flat, well, if we don't count the usual 2.5D finish on the edge that is. The screen bezels are quite small, especially for an LCD, and the punch hole isn't that large either. There is some dimming around the notch, but that's unavoidable with LCD panels.

The screen itself has 6.4" diagonal and rounded corners. It comes with 1080p+ resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. The panel seems quite bright, and the colors punchy, but we will know a lot more when we put it through our lab tests.

The grille above the screen hides the earpiece, which also doubles as a speaker. And what a speaker it is! It is equal in loudness and output to the one at the bottom - a balance we rarely witness these days.

Moto G8 Power's frame is made of aluminum series 600, is a bit curved, and has this glossy finish that adds to the overall slipperiness of the phone, and also is a home for a ton of smudges.

There is some good news here, of course. The Moto G8 Power has a lot going on around its frame - there is an audio jack on the top, a hybrid SIM slot on the left, the USB-C port and the other speaker are at the bottom, while the power and volume keys are on the right.

The back of the Moto G8 Power is quite beautiful - our Capri Blue version is, well, painted in Capri blue, but also comes with this underlying stripe pattern that makes for a nice effect. The extra layers of plastic do what they do best - some light bending for an even more eye-catchy look on the otherwise regular plastic back.

There are four cameras at the back - the 8MP ultrawide is first and separated from the others. Then, on a common deck, you are seeing the primary 16MP shooter, the 2MP macro, and the 8MP tele snappers. Their glasses are protruding less than a millimeter.

Another feature of interest on the back is the fingerprint scanner - it is in the dimple with the Moto logo. It is always-on, fast and reliable.

Thanks to the solid build and heavier-than-usual body, the Moto G8 Power feels safe in hand, even if it is an all-slippery phone. We have no beef with its design, no issues with the build, and we appreciate the larger battery and the extra weight that comes with it. But if you don't need such a glossy and slippery phone, don't worry, the provided case does an excellent job in improving the grip, plus it keeps the dazzling back safe.

Overall, we are happy with the Moto G8 Power design - it's in line with most of the recent trends and has a water-repellent coating for some extra peace of mind. By our books, that is more than enough.