Moto G Power (2025) in for review

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

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Chris727, 14 Feb 2025120. No good reason to go 60 Hz in 2025.true that but like, i personally would rather have had an OLED at 60 hz instead of a 120 hz LCD if given the choice between those and that's what i was asking about primarily.

    PureOS, 14 Feb 2025Many people like me can't use oled at all, mostly caus... moreMay I ask what the medical term is for your eye condition?

    You're not the first person who mentioned this eye condition to me.

    And by the way, is it possible to use some special screen protector or filter on an AMOLED panel to mitigate the problem? Many years ago I saw such filter on a computer display.

      jiyen235, 14 Feb 2025im curious, would people rather have a 120 hz LCD or a 60 h... more120. No good reason to go 60 Hz in 2025.

        PureOS, 14 Feb 2025It's just a gimmick cause it only works on paper, not ... morebut pwm dimming only happens in low brightness. Above a certain threshold DC Dimming works. So do your eyes hurt due to PWM dimming or cus of DC Dimming?

        LCD doesn't have lighter colors, LCD can and does have the same color volume/gamut as OLED. It's just the contrast. At the same brightness the colors and stuff will be the same. What will be different is the black level and that's it.

        Have you even used the devices with PWM Dimming? Because I feel like you haven't. The main issue on OLEDs arises in darker conditions, even I feel weird at very low brightness when using my phone. But that's supposedly been fixed with newer phones so i dont really see the issue. At this point it feels like you're making stuff up.

        If OLEDs are really so harmful, what phone do you actually use and what logical thing would you suggest manufacturers to do? Because like it or not 90%+ people will have no issues if high frequency PWM Dimming works. OLED has high contrast and nice viewing angles so it's the top dog in terms of display tech and since on phones OLEDs don't have bad burn in or low brightness, they seemingly have no faults on phones.

        So what exactly should manufacturers do here? Make some mythical LCD for people like you who wouldn't even buy the phones? Because if you cared so much about your eyes you'd have at least bought a phone with high frequency PWM Dimming OR an LCD based phone. What phone do you even use anyways?

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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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                                  '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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