Motorola Moto G Power (2024)

61 comments collected (top 25 shown), mostly YouTube comment sections plus one high-upvote Hacker News thread. Dominant theme: extreme satisfaction at the ~$75-80 street price users actually paid (Walmart $80 sale, Cricket $78, '$75 today'), not the ~$300 MSRP. Recurring positives: (1) Battery — 'easily lasts 36 hours or more' on the 5,000mAh cell; a 2020 G Power owner reports it 'still lasts forever' at 80% health. (2) The IPS/LCD panel is actively PREFERRED by a vocal subgroup citing OLED PWM sensitivity — 'one of the last brands that still makes LCD phones.' (3) Features rare at this price: 120Hz ('a $799 iPhone 16 doesn't even have 120Hz'), 15W wireless + 30W wired charging, headphone jack, microSD slot, stereo Dolby Atmos speakers (a 6-month owner recommends the 'Smart Audio' Atmos setting for headphones). (4) Moto gestures, especially the shake-flashlight, repeatedly cited as a lock-in reason ('something I use way too much'). (5) Software: one user reports Android 15 already arrived 'meanwhile I'm still waiting on my $1,100 S22 Plus'; an 8-year multi-device European Moto owner reports fewer bugs/bloatware than Xiaomi/Realme. Negatives: the camera splits users — 'pretty rough, they definitely cut corners' vs 'the camera is good'; performance is the weakest link — 'struggles with Snapchat, I've never had a phone struggle with Snapchat'; one user misses the rear fingerprint scanner. A +46-upvote HN comment challenges the '$300 = budget' framing itself. Psychological value is explicit: 'You lose one of these and it's oh well.' Multiple family-conversion stories ('4 family members have it'; a daughter chose it over a replacement iPhone), including an ex-iPhone user who switched after shattering a flagship.

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