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Review on πŸ“± Moto G Power 2021 - 3-Day Battery, Unlocked, Made for US by Motorola, 3/32GB, 48MP Camera - Silver by Daniel King

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Great camera, great battery life, poor software

I love my phone's camera and the night vision mode takes great pictures in low light, but it's not true night vision. I want to mention this. It simply keeps the shutter open longer for very clear photos in low light. The phone now has a 48-megapixel camera and that may confuse some, it has 4-12-megapixel cameras. Well with that being said the images are still very detailed. The on-camera video is good too, but there's no way to up or down the resolution you're recording in. You can change the frame rate from 30 to 60 and vice versa, but that's about it. The battery life is really good even under heavy loads. It still lasts a lot longer than other phones I've had. For the bad part. Bloated software is terrible. Even after disabling most of the apps I don't need and only installing about 6 apps like my banking apps and such that run on command, the RAM usage of this device is incredibly high. Power's total RAM is 2.86GB and I averaged around 2.10 when the phone was just idle after deleting an unnecessary app. After checking, the Android system itself uses about 3/4 of the available RAM. This is a very powerful pig, and it has very few customization options without draining your resources. Additionally, the fingerprint scanner is also a power button on the side, and it can be so fickle that you simply decide to enter your code instead.

Pros
  • Few competitors
Cons
  • Expensive