Motorola Moto G Power 5G review: specs, battery & used prices

Summary

The Motorola Moto G Power 5G is Motorola's 2023 battery-focused mid-ranger: a Dimensity 930, a 6.5-inch 120 Hz LCD, and a 5,000 mAh battery at $299 new for 4/128 GB. Used units sell around $78 across a seventeen-sale sample, with the 6/256 GB tier near $114 — and the update window is already behind the model, which anchors it firmly as a used-market proposition.

Display and design

The 6.5-inch IPS LCD refreshes at 120 Hz with 500 nits of peak brightness; screen quality is 39/100 — the refresh rate is the modern part, brightness is average. The 185 g body scores 89/100 on compactness; a formal IP rating is not part of the spec.

Performance

The Dimensity 930 posts everyday responsiveness 34/100 and gaming 8/100 — a modest but coherent step above Motorola's entry platforms of the same year. Streaming, navigation, and multitasking between two light apps are handled; 3D gaming stays out of scope.

Camera

The camera pairs a 50 MP main sensor with a 2 MP close-up lens, without stabilization; camera score 16/100. Daylight main-sensor snapshots are the expectation, and the secondary lens adds little in practice.

Battery and charging

Battery life scores 40/100 on the 5,000 mAh cell — the axis the model is named for, a full day of mixed use — while 15 W charging scores 0/100 and a full top-up is slow. Resale sits at 56/100, mid-scale, helped by steady used demand for the Power line.

Verdict

Around $78-114 used, the Moto G Power 5G is a battery-and-refresh-rate bundle without update runway; at the new $299 tag it is hard to defend against newer entries. The Moto G Stylus 5G (2024) is the newer sibling with the pen and a year more support, and the Moto G (2023) is the cheaper non-5G rung of the same year.