Motorola G7 Power: Review

    Motorola G7 Power: Review
 Is it comparable to the G8 Power?


The Motorola Moto G range has been the byword for “quality on the cheap” since the original Moto G wowed us all the way back in 2013. Okay, the Moto G5 was a rare blip, but being the best around for five years out of six isn’t a bad track record, considering how cut-throat the smartphone world is.

Compared with its Moto siblings, the G7 Power is £60 cheaper than the £239 Moto G7. Meanwhile, the Moto G7 Play costs £149 and the G7 Plus is £269.

Flip it over and the first hint that you’re not dealing with a flagship device appears. Rapping your knuckles on the back will reveal that this isn’t a glass back, but a polycarbonate one. It looks fine, if a little bit of a magnet for fingerprints, and it does feel a touch slippy in the hand, so you’ll probably want to get a case or use the bundled clear plastic one that comes in the box. A fingerprint reader emblazoned with the Motorola logo sits just below the large, distinctive circular camera set up near the top.

In Europe, the Moto G7 Power comes with 64GB internal storage which may be plenty for your needs if you’re a light use but, if not, there’s also a MicroSD slot which supports cards of up to 512GB in size. Good job, Moto.

Because it's IPS technology, contrast isn't perfect, coming in at a decent but uninspiring 914:1. It reaches a peak brightness of 506.9cd/m2 and covers 90% of the sRGB colour gamut in the most accurate Boosted mode.

So finally, we come to the camera. And this is a key point of difference between the Moto G7 and G7 Power. While the G7 Power has a single 12-megapixel camera with an f/2.0 aperture, the G7 has a brighter f/1.8 aperture and a second five-megapixel depth-sensor for arty shots with blurred backgrounds.

In short, all this for £179 is a complete steal. The Moto G7 is dead, long live the Moto G7 Power.