Motorola Moto G24 Power review – An affordable phone with long battery life

Besides the standard Moto G24, Motorola is also offering the G24 Power, a phone that stands out with a larger battery. Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at this device. 

There are a few differences between the two phones: the Power model is 1 mm thicker (around 0.04 in) and weighs 16 g more (0.56 oz), but charges twice as fast and has 1,000 mAh more battery capacity.

The chassis, made of matt shimmery plastic, is available in light or dark blue. The slightly protruding camera module at the top left corner is integrated organically into the design with a gently curved transition, which lends the device a highly premium look and feel.

The frame likewise flows seamlessly into the display module, and the fairly thin screen bezel makes the G24 Power look modern. We are impressed by how sturdy the chassis is: twisting the phone doesn’t cause it to creak or anything to move; you likewise have to apply a very strong force to affect the liquid crystal in the display.

The Motorola phone even boast an IP certification, albeit only up to IP52. This means the device is pretty well protected against dust, but can only withstand water drips.

One difference from the Moto G24, which we’ve yet to discuss, is that the Moto G24 Power features 256 GB of storage and 8 GB of RAM, thus offering better specs in this area. The phone costs around €190 (US$195) and is only available with this storage and memory configuration.

The 3.5 mm audio jack lets you plug in a pair of headphones. You can also read tags and make wireless payments using NFC. Besides having two nano-SIM slots, the SIM tray is able to accommodate one microSD card. But you can’t add any eSIM profile on the budget phone.

We tested out the card reader with our reference microSD (Angelbird V60) and found that it delivers good transfer speeds on a par with what we’ve seen from this class of phones. That said, it doesn’t come anywhere close to fully capitalising on the card’s potential.