The Moto G7 Power has a notched IPS LCD screen with somewhat thinned bezels. It's 6.2" in diagonal and has a resolution of 720 x 1,570 pixels or 279ppi - not the ideal sharpness, but still quite usable. These specs make for a very tall 19.5:9 screen aspect ratio.
The display is protected with a Gorilla Glass 3. There is no factory-applied screen protector, but you can always opt for one.
The Moto G7 Power display has a maximum brightness of 500 nits - more than enough for the class. The black levels also turned out quite deep and helped for an excellent contrast ratio of 1674:1.
When in Auto mode, the G7 Power screen can boost the brightness up to 636 nits - excellent for when you are using the Power under bright sunlight.
For those following our tests closely - the lowest brightness level we could achieve with the slider on the G7 Power is 2.9 nits, which is easy on the eyes if you are using it in pitch darkness.
Display test
100% brightness
Black, cd/m2
White, cd/m2
Contrast ratio
Motorola Moto G7 Power
0.298
499
1674
Motorola Moto G7 Power (Max Auto)
0.459
636
1386
Motorola Moto G7 Play
0.297
436
1468
Motorola Moto G7 Play (Max Auto)
0.416
549
1320
Motorola Moto G7
0.315
493
1565
Motorola Moto G6 Play
0.339
476
1404
Motorola Moto G6 Play (Max Auto)
0.419
554
1321
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
0.358
479
1338
Huawei P Smart 2019
0.325
437
1345
Oppo Realme 2 Pro
0.306
537
1755
Honor 8X
0.346
427
1234
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
0.322
468
1453
Sunlight legibility is nothing worth praising, although the score is still fine for a budget phone. In real-world terms, the handset remains usable outdoors. Just don't angle it straight at the sun.
Sunlight contrast ratio
Apple iPhone XS 5.171
Apple iPhone X 5.013
Huawei Mate 20 Pro 4.965
OnePlus 5T 4.789
Samsung Galaxy S8 4.768
Asus ROG Phone 4.765
Samsung Galaxy S8+ 4.658
Samsung Galaxy S9 4.63
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 4.615
Samsung Galaxy S9+ 4.537
Samsung Galaxy Note9 4.531
Apple iPhone XS Max 4.516
Sony Xperia XZ3 4.502
Motorola Moto Z2 Play 4.459
Oppo R11 4.454
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge 4.439
Oppo RX17 Pro 4.434
OnePlus 3 4.424
Samsung Galaxy S7 4.376
Google Pixel 3 4.35
Huawei Mate 20 X 4.337
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) 4.324
OnePlus 6 4.321
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 4.291
vivo NEX Dual Display (second display) 4.289
HTC One A9 4.274
LG V40 ThinQ 4.256
Oppo R15 Pro 4.251
Samsung Galaxy Note7 4.247
Samsung Galaxy A3 4.241
Nokia 8 4.239
Google Pixel 2 XL (pre-update) 4.234
OnePlus 3T 4.232
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) 4.22
Google Pixel XL 4.164
ZTE Axon 7 4.154
Samsung Galaxy Note8 4.148
Meizu Pro 7 Plus 4.147
OnePlus 6T 4.138
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 4.124
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) 4.124
vivo V11 4.113
vivo NEX Dual Display 4.108
Huawei Mate 10 Pro (normal) 4.096
Samsung Galaxy Note5 4.09
Huawei P20 Pro 4.087
Xiaomi Mi 8 4.086
Meizu 15 4.082
Nokia 6 (2018) 4.052
Google Pixel 2 (pre-update) 4.023
LG V30 4.022
Huawei Nexus 6P 4.019
vivo NEX S 4.012
Honor Magic 2 4.01
Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro 3.998
OnePlus X 3.983
Vivo Xplay5 Elite 3.983
LG G7 ThinQ (outdoor) 3.978
Oppo R7s 3.964
Apple iPhone 7 3.964
Apple iPhone 8 (True Tone) 3.957
Huawei P9 Plus 3.956
Oppo Find X 3.954
Meizu Pro 6 Plus 3.935
Lenovo Moto Z 3.931
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) 3.918
OnePlus 5 3.914
Samsung Galaxy C5 3.911
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE 3.901
Samsung Galaxy C7 3.896
Samsung Galaxy A5 3.895
Samsung Galaxy J7 outdoor 3.879
Samsung Galaxy J2 outdoor 3.873
Motorola Moto G6 Plus 3.865
Samsung Galaxy A8 3.859
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) 3.842
Apple iPhone 6 3.838
Microsoft Lumia 950XL 3.837
Samsung Galaxy A6+ (2018) 3.834
Sony Xperia XZs 3.818
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) 3.817
Motorola Moto X (2014) 3.816
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) 3.812
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) 3.804
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) outdoor mode 3.802
Xiaomi Redmi Pro 3.798
LG V20 Max auto 3.798
Sony Xperia XZ 3.795
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) 3.789
Apple iPhone 6s 3.783
Meizu Pro 5 3.781
Microsoft Lumia 650 3.772
Xiaomi Mi 6 3.767
Sony Xperia XZ1 3.765
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) 3.756
Nokia 8 Sirocco 3.745
Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact 3.729
Apple iPhone 8 Plus (True Tone) 3.725
Oppo F1 Plus 3.709
Vivo X5Pro 3.706
Sony Xperia X Compact 3.694
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) 3.688
Huawei P20 3.683
Apple iPhone SE 3.681
Huawei Mate 9 3.68
Samsung Galaxy A7 3.679
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact 3.675
Meizu PRO 6 3.659
BlackBerry Priv 3.645
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra 3.597
Huawei Honor View 20 3.597
Apple iPhone 7 Plus 3.588
Sony Xperia XZ2 3.58
LG G6 3.556
Apple iPhone 6s Plus 3.53
Motorola Moto Z Play 3.526
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) 3.523
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) outdoor mode 3.523
Acer Jade Primo 3.521
Microsoft Lumia 950 3.512
Oppo R7 Plus 3.499
Nokia 7 plus 3.479
nubia Z11 3.466
Huawei P10 Plus 3.456
HTC U Ultra 3.453
Motorola Moto G6 3.448
Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra 3.445
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus 3.445
Samsung Galaxy J7 3.422
Motorola Moto G6 Play 3.419
Meizu MX5 3.416
LG V20 3.402
Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) 3.397
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI Dual Camera 3.393
LG G7 ThinQ 3.39
Huawei P10 3.379
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) 3.378
Oppo R9s 3.352
Honor Play 3.349
Honor 8 Pro 3.341
Oppo F7 3.333
Oppo R7 3.32
Lenovo P2 3.316
Archos Diamond Omega 3.305
Honor 9 3.289
Xiaomi Mi 5s 3.276
Nokia 5 3.261
Nokia 6 (Chinese version) 3.244
Nokia 6 (Global version) 3.238
Samsung Galaxy J2 3.235
Oppo Realme 2 Pro 3.235
Sony Xperia X Performance 3.234
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 3.228
Motorola Moto X Play 3.222
Oppo F3 Plus 3.218
BlackBerry KEY2 3.212
Huawei Mate 9 Pro 3.206
Huawei P9 3.195
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 3.19
Motorola Moto G7 Play 3.18
Motorola Moto G7 Power 3.176
ZTE Nubia Z17 3.159
Oppo R11s 3.153
Lenovo Vibe Shot 3.113
Honor 8X 3.113
Xiaomi Mi Max 3 3.061
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 3.059
Huawei Mate 20 3.052
Huawei Mate 20 Lite 3.051
Motorola One (P30 Play) 3.026
Apple iPhone 6 Plus 3.023
Asus Zenfone 4 ZE554KL 3.019
Sony Xperia XA1 3.012
Motorola Moto X4 3.012
Motorola Moto G7 3.011
Motorola Moto G7 Plus 3.01
Oppo Realme 2 3.006
Sony Xperia L1 2.994
Sony Xperia X 2.989
LG Q6 2.987
Huawei P10 Lite 2.974
Samsung Galaxy Note 2.97
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 2.966
Huawei P20 Lite 2.952
Xiaomi Redmi 5 2.951
Huawei Mate 8 2.949
Sony Xperia XA2 2.938
Oppo Realme 1 2.932
Razer Phone 2 2.932
Xiaomi Redmi 4 2.92
Xiaomi Redmi 3S 2.913
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus 2.913
Sony Xperia XA Ultra 2.906
LG G5 2.905
Huawei Honor View 10 2.896
Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime 2.893
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 2.893
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus 2.884
Sony Xperia XZ Premium (sRGB) 2.877
Sony Xperia XZ Premium 2.877
Sony Xperia Z5 2.876
Nokia 3 2.871
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium 2.867
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite 2.862
Microsoft Lumia 550 2.851
Nokia 3.1 2.837
Realme U1 2.815
Lenovo Moto M 2.813
Nokia 7.1 2.804
Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro 2.803
Sony Xperia Z5 compact 2.784
Honor 10 (Vivid) 2.757
Nokia 2 2.752
Meizu MX6 2.751
LG V10 2.744
Huawei Mate 10 (normal) 2.742
Motorola Moto G5S Plus 2.737
Xiaomi Redmi 3 2.735
Huawei Honor 7X 2.734
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (S625) 2.714
Meizu M5 2.71
Xiaomi Mi A2 2.696
Sony Xperia M5 2.69
Xiaomi Mi A1 2.689
Huawei P9 Lite 2.679
Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime 2.679
vivo V7+ 2.671
Vivo V3Max 2.659
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2.658
Huawei Mate 10 Lite 2.654
Huawei P Smart 2.563
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 2.561
HTC U11+ 2.556
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A (Y1) 2.556
Lenovo Moto G4 2.544
Lenovo K6 Note 2.544
Oppo F1 2.528
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium 2.525
Huawei Honor 7 Lite / Honor 5c 2.506
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 2.503
Huawei Honor 10 Lite 2.497
BlackBerry Motion 2.494
Oppo F1s 2.481
Motorola Moto G 2.477
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus 2.473
HTC 10 2.378
Oppo F3 2.376
vivo V5 Plus 2.371
Meizu m1 note 2.362
Huawei nova plus 2.329
Razer Phone 2.328
HTC One E9+ 2.305
Alcatel One Touch Hero 2.272
Apple iPhone 4S 2.269
Sony Xperia L2 2.266
Lenovo Vibe K4 Note 2.254
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra 2.253
HTC U11+ (EU) 2.253
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek) 2.249
Sony Xperia C4 Dual 2.235
Xiaomi Mi Note 2.234
Motorola Moto G (2014) 2.233
LG Nexus 5 2.228
Huawei P8 2.196
Meizu M5 Note 2.189
Huawei Honor 6 2.169
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 2.166
OnePlus Two 2.165
HTC One X 2.158
LG Aka 2.145
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (X20) 2.145
Archos 50 Diamond 2.134
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2.119
Xiaomi Mi 4S 2.095
Acer Liquid X2 2.084
Huawei P8lite 2.078
The Moto G7 Power has three settings for color saturations - natural, boosted, and the default one - saturated. The color rendering, when left on Saturated, is very good with an average DeltaE of 4 and a maximum deviation of 8.6. The colors are mostly accurate with more saturated blue hues.
If you opt for Neutral, you will get even more accurate color presentation (to the sRGB color space) with an average DeltaE of 3.1 and a maximum deviation of 4.9.
Battery life
The battery section is shaping as the most interesting chapter for this review and we can't blame you if you jumped straight here. The Moto G7 Power packs a massive 5,000 mAh battery, which should last you for three days of normal usage according to Motorola's claims.
The G7 Power supports Moto's TurboPower fast charging - it's either 15W or 18W - depending on the market. We got a European unit which comes with an 18W charger and it fills 30% of the depleted 5,000mAh battery in 30mins.
Quite expectedly, the Moto G7 Power turned out to be one of the best all-time performers in our battery test with a 147-hour Endurance rating. It did a fabulous job of all tested scenarios - video, calls, web browsing and even stand-by performance.
Our battery tests were automated thanks to SmartViser, using its viSer App. The endurance rating above denotes how long a single battery charge will last you if you use the Motorola Moto G7 Power for an hour each of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. We've established this usage pattern so that our battery results are comparable across devices in the most common day-to-day tasks. The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritty. You can check out our complete battery test table, where you can see how all of the smartphones we've tested will compare under your own typical use.
Speaker
The earpiece on the Moto G7 Power also doubles as a loudspeaker. The good news is the speaker scored an Excellent mark on our loudness test and its audio is rich and deep enough.
But because the speaker is not very powerful, its output is quite directional meaning it feels this loud only when it's pointed at you. Otherwise, it doesn't strike us as being a super loud one.
Speakerphone test
Voice, dB
Pink noise/ Music, dB
Ringing phone, dB
Overall score
Motorola Moto G6 Play
62.6
68.0
71.0
Average
Huawei Y7 Prime (2018)
64.9
70.5
71.9
Average
Honor 8X
67.1
72.9
81.6
Very Good
Moto G7 Play
66.6
74.4
81.8
Very Good
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
67.5
77.8
77.6
Very Good
Realme 2 Pro
69.1
74.8
81.4
Very Good
Moto G7 (Smart Audio)
70.2
71.9
84.6
Very Good
Moto G7 Plus (Smart Audio)
70.8
72.4
84.9
Excellent
Huawei P Smart 2019
69.5
73.6
86.0
Excellent
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
69.8
71.5
90.5
Excellent
Moto G7 Power
75.8
75.2
82.5
Excellent
Motorola Moto G6
81.1
75.7
83.7
Excellent
Audio quality
The Motorola Moto G7 Power started brightly in our audio quality test, delivering flawless output with an active external amplifier and matched that with a well above average loudness.
And the performance was just as good when we hooked up our standard headphones where the stereo crosstalk hike was well under control. While the loudness fell short of the stunning G7 Plus, the G7 Power still remained one of the most talented musicians in the mid-range right now and markedly better than the vanilla G7.
Test
Frequency response
Noise level
Dynamic range
THD
IMD + Noise
Stereo crosstalk
Motorola Moto G7 Power
+0.04, -0.04
-90.6
90.5
0.0016
0.014
-89.9
Motorola Moto G7 Power (headphones)
+0.05, -0.05
-93.1
93.0
0.0065
0.072
-68.4
Motorola Moto G7
+0.04, -0.04
-93.6
90.9
0.0034
0.0100
-94.8
Motorola Moto G7 (headphones)
+0.06, -0.03
-90.5
93.2
0.0036
0.048
-62.5
Redmi Note 7
+0.04, -0.04
-90.7
90.7
0.0015
0.014
-94.5
Redmi Note 7 (headphones)
+0.05, -0.29
-92.5
92.5
0.024
0.296
-55.0
Huawei P Smart 2019
+0.02, -0.02
-93.1
93.0
0.0039
0.0088
-81.9
Huawei P Smart 2019 (headphones)
+0.64, -0.38
-88.6
91.9
0.0069
0.606
-50.6
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
+0.04, -0.04
-93.5
93.4
0.0011
0.0070
-93.4
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite (headphones)
+0.45, -0.18
-93.4
93.4
0.021
0.457
-54.9
Honor 8X
+0.01, -0.04
-92.3
92.4
0.0041
0.0085
-80.7
Honor 8X (headphones)
+0.45, -0.54
-92.2
92.8
0.0084
0.492
-51.5
Motorola Moto G7 Power frequency response
You can learn more about the tested parameters and the whole testing process here.
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