Motorola’s newest budget phones look surprisingly good
by Allison Johnson from The Verge - All Posts on (#6K9FY)
Moto G Power: Now with NFC and wireless charging. | Image: Motorola Motorola's recent budget phones have been held back by lackluster designs, pointless extra cameras, and underwhelming feature sets. But there appears to be hope on the horizon: the 2024 Moto G Power 5G and Moto G 5G look pretty good - at least on paper.
Both phones finally offer NFC (why that was ever missing in the first place is a mystery), and they come with fetching vegan leather back panels. They even include a microSD card slot and a built-in headphone jack, handy features most phone manufacturers abandoned years ago. The G Power 5G also includes wireless charging for the first time - a rare feature in any budget phone. They'll start at $199 for the Moto G 5G and $299 for the Moto G Power 5G.
The pricier Moto G Power comes with a...