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Motorola Moto G Power (2026)

Released January 2026 · Full specs on GSMArena · Updated Jan 17, 2026

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✓ Reviewers agree · spread ±5

Consensus of 3 reviews from 2 independent publishers. Android Central and Tom's Guide (both Future plc) count as one voice. How this is calculated.

CNET62
Tom's Guide57
Android Central53
Each dot is one review, adjusted for how that publication usually scores; the line is our consensus. The closer the dots sit to the line, the more the reviewers agree.

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Key specs

Released
January 2026
Launch price (USD)
$300
Form factor
Standard
OS
Android
Display
6.8″
Main camera
50 MP
Telephoto lens
No
Battery
5,200 mAh
Wired charging
30 W
Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Base storage
128 GB
Weight
208 g
Software updates
2 years
Sold in
US

What the reviewers said

Android Central US

3/5Jan 17, 2026

A nearly identical successor to the Moto G Power 2025 with a few upgrades and some losses. Solid battery life and affordable at $300, but a confusing, incremental update.

  • Remains affordable at $300
  • Great one to two day battery life
  • Solid everyday performance
  • Vegan leather back feels grippy and premium
  • Bloatware kept to a minimum
  • Thick and boxy design
  • Mostly same specs as predecessor
  • Gaming performance is a weak point
  • No wireless charging
  • Underwhelming cameras with no camera improvements
Read the full review at Android Central →

CNET US

7/10Jan 14, 2026

A good-looking, long-lasting budget phone for $300, but dropping wireless charging and offering only modest performance gains over cheaper Moto models limits its appeal.

  • Classy, aesthetically pleasing design
  • Long battery life, lasting nearly two days
  • Ultrawide camera adds versatility
  • Loud stereo speakers good for media
  • Smooth 120Hz display on a larger screen
  • Sluggish performance and multitasking struggles
  • Wireless charging removed from this generation
  • Same processor as cheaper Moto G models
  • Gaming performance limited; demanding games struggle
  • Cameras blurry indoors and in low light
Read the full review at CNET →

Tom's Guide US

3/5Jan 13, 2026

A perfectly fine long-lasting budget phone, but the cheaper Moto G (2026) offers nearly the same value, so it's a weaker pick.

  • Excellent battery life, about 18 hours in Tom's Guide test
  • Unique design for a budget phone
  • IP68/IP69 water resistance
  • Priced at $299 with 128GB storage and microSD
  • Wireless charging removed compared with predecessor
  • Same modest MediaTek chipset as last year
  • Dim LCD display
  • Only two years of Android updates
  • Camera struggles in high-contrast lighting
Read the full review at Tom's Guide →

Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.