Moto G Power (2025) in for review

14 February 2025
A tougher phone than its predecessor, yours for $300.

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  • 14 Feb 2025

Damn, comparing this at $299 to a Moto Edge 50 neo at equivalent pricing in Europe is rough.

    jiyen235, 14 Feb 2025how is that just a gimmick? what exactly is your problem wi... moreIt's just a gimmick cause it only works on paper, not in reality. And if work on some devices, it's usually under 50% screen brightness. High contrast affects here with strong and non realistic colors. Basically eyes hurts even after 30 min. With higher brightness even more, so what's the point then, to set screen to dim and to force eyes even more? LCD has lighter colors and usually more than 40.000 Hz Pwm dimming which is considered completely safe.

      PureOS, 14 Feb 2025There's no such a phone on the market right now. That ... morehow is that just a gimmick? what exactly is your problem with OLEDs? And how is high contrast an issue exactly?

      If contrast is an issue it's mostly due to the difference between dark and bright and it becomes an issue only in HDR scenarios in pitch black rooms where you can get, figuratively speaking, flashbanged with bright highlights. This problem can arise in LCDs too so i don't really get the "high contrast" issue.

      And in what scenario do you get affected the most by the OLED issue, in bright scenarios or dark ones?

        PureOS, 14 Feb 2025There's no such a phone on the market right now. That ... moreEither black frame insertion or low brightness dip is the catch?

          jiyen235, 14 Feb 2025and what if the phone has high frequency PWM dimming? Won&#... moreThere's no such a phone on the market right now. That advertised high frequency Pwm dimming phones is just a gimmick. Plus, that can't resolve high contrast problem.

            PureOS, 14 Feb 2025Many people like me can't use oled at all, mostly caus... moreand what if the phone has high frequency PWM dimming? Won't that fix your issues?

              thankfully it's only for US

                David 040882, 14 Feb 2025The thing is, there are plenty of other smartphones in the ... moreThere's plenty of phones with OLED. Some people prefer LCD and there should be phones with that type of the screen.

                  jiyen235, 14 Feb 2025im curious, would people rather have a 120 hz LCD or a 60 h... moreMany people like me can't use oled at all, mostly cause of Pwm dimming, but also cause of high contrast. For us even 60hz LCD is better than 240hz oled one 🙂

                    Launch your flagship already for 2025. Cannot wait anymore. I don't mind it with snapdragon 8 Gen 3/8s Elite. Give 5500 and 68Watt charging.

                      Anonymous, 14 Feb 2025'It's a good-looking display, though OLED would&#... moreNo, it doesn't. Just because MAYBE IPS LCD is better on people's eyes, that doesn't make it overall better than OLED. OLED panels have better colors, better contrast, better sharpness... Basically everything better. So no, LCD isn't better than OLED when keeping all things in mind

                        David 040882, 14 Feb 2025The thing is, there are plenty of other smartphones in the ... moreI heard maybe 2 - 3 years ago that some patients with eye condition can't use OLED panel.

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                          • 14 Feb 2025

                          'It's a good-looking display, though OLED would've obviously been better.'

                          No. Just no. OLED is never better than IPS LCD. You clearly didn't do your homework.
                          IPS LCD always wins over OLED in a direct comparison.
                          Mark these words.

                            David 040882, 14 Feb 2025The thing is, there are plenty of other smartphones in the ... moreI can't really think of any good budget phones but yeah that's what im saying, this phone seems to be DOA unless someone REALLY needs a completely stock android experience or loves this design.

                              jiyen235, 14 Feb 2025im curious, would people rather have a 120 hz LCD or a 60 h... moreThe thing is, there are plenty of other smartphones in the $300 price range that offer 120Hz OLED panels. So other than to save money, I don't see why Motorola would use an LCD here.

                                im curious, would people rather have a 120 hz LCD or a 60 hz OLED here?

                                Personally speaking, a 60 hz OLED is far superior to a 120 hz LCD. It's not like this phone's a speedster and the UI will fly and stuff, preferably a phone should have a 90 hz oled at a 250+ dollar price range. The Galaxy A30 back in 2019 had a 60 hz OLED around this price range and I think after 6 years, phone development should have progressed enough for us to get AT LEAST a 90 hz OLED on ALL budget-lower midrange phones.

                                I think I now understand why the CMF Phone 1 was so well received. That phone mogs this one easily. Although I LOVE this phone's design, this is kind of pathetic.

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                                  • 14 Feb 2025

                                  wow fhd 120 Hz, must be better than iphone se 2025 :D :D :D

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