Moto G Power (2025) review

120Hz IPS LCD panel

The Moto G Power (2025) gets a 6.8-inch IPS LCD panel with a 1,080 x 2,388px resolution and a high, 120Hz refresh rate. And even though it's one of the most affordable options in the context of the US market, we aren't completely convinced that an LCD panel is the way to go in 2025.

The panel can get pretty bright for an LCD - we got 993 nits in auto mode and up to 516 nits in manual mode. This should be enough for a relatively trouble-less experience outdoors, but the reality is that sunlight legibility is poor due to the high reflectivity of the screen. OLEDs are much better in this respect.

Additionally, we found light bleed halos around the display's edge and weak brightness uniformity.

On the positive side, contrast is quite good (again, for an LCD) at 1358:1.

Refresh rate

In Display settings, you will find three modes - 60Hz, 120Hz and Auto. The latter tries to balance things out and provide a smooth experience while using the phone and dials down to 60Hz and sometimes 90Hz when the screen is not in use. However, we found that the phone limits the refresh rate to 60Hz in system menus and when using certain apps, including Chrome browser.

Forcing 120Hz fixes this, but this way, the display will constantly refresh at 120Hz, potentially draining more battery.

Battery life

The Moto G Power 2025 relies on a standard 5,000 mAh battery paired with a low-power Dimensity 6300 chipset, so battery life should be decent enough. However, the IPS LCD may have impacted battery endurance more than we would like.

Update, 28 Feb: Following further retesting, the call test result has been adjusted to a higher figure. We've updated the Active Use score below to reflect the new results.

The Moto G Power 2025 achieved an underwhelming 11:56h Active Use Score. The web browsing score is just right, but the rest of the testing scenarios returned unsatisfactory scores. We expected more from a smartphone with a budget SoC and a 5,000 mAh cell.

Charging speed

The device supports fast charging up to 30W over the Power Delivery charging protocol and 15W Qi wireless charging. The wired charging isn't impressive, per se, but the fact that this budget smartphone supports wireless charging is pretty impressive on its own.

Anyway, the charging rate is decent but not a standout feature in the context of the price bracket. You get 51% of the charge back in the first 30 minutes of charging, while a full charging cycle takes 1 hour and 24 minutes.

Speakers

The Moto G Power 2025 features a dual set of speakers. It's also a hybrid setup, which means the bottom speaker is the main one, while the secondary acts as an earpiece too.

When it comes to loudness, the device impresses with an "Excellent" -22.3 LUFS score. That's louder than the vast majority of phones in our database. However, this comes at the expense of quality. Music tracks sound flat, and distortion is apparent at higher volume. The quality is just not up to snuff, even for a budget device like this one.

Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will tell you how far off the ideal "0db" flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here.