DUAL REVIEW: Motorola Moto G8 and G8 Power, is it worth buying? 2l2e5h

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Motorola launches arrive to fight in the mid-range smartphone market, with the Moto G8 Power promi to two days of battery life

In order to maintain its space in the mid-range smartphone market with a great cost benefit, Motorola launched on March 05, 2020, the new models to complete the family G8, Moto G8 e Moto G8 Power. The new generation comes with the goal of maintaining the sales success that the family has already triumphed, with more than 100 million smartphones sold worldwide. 6c1z3j

The gadgets of Motorola arrived in our hands and have improvements, especially in the camera set and battery life. Check out all the details of the new Moto G8 e Moto G8 Power!

Design and construction of the Motorola Moto G8 and Moto G8 Power models 4mt5q

The design of smartphones follows the same pattern: the body is made of plastic, the sides have rounded corners and the back has an elegant design that simulates a brushed steel texture. Also on the back, the set of lenses is coupled and aligned on the left side of the device.

The biometric sensor is positioned in the upper center of the structure, inside the symbol of the Motorola, which works with extreme speed and gives the models a very elegant look. The sensor has gestures that can be configured to show smartphone notifications.

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O Moto G8 has screen MaxVision HD+ with 6.4 inches of 16:9 aspect, providing maximum viewing of the content being played, be it movies, games or photos, although there are still smaller edges.

The smartphone screen has a resolution of 720×1560 with 269 ppi, being possible to adapt the screen colors according to the 's choice, being able to choose between natural, enhanced or saturated colors (native of the system).

The version G8 Power has the same screen in of size, but with a higher quality being the screen MaxVisionFullHD with 6.4 inches, 1080×2300 resolution with 499 ppi. There is also the possibility to change the colors of the screen similarly to the model Motorcycle G8.

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The family smartphones Moto G8 are equipped with the same set of hardware, being 4GB from memory RAM, an octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 and a GPU Adreno 610. The set brings an intermediate performance when running games that require higher graphics performance, such as Call of Duty. Despite this, a slowness of the front camera was presented when using filters from the Instagram and the system rebooted sharply during our testing. This fact happened only once, and the smartphone was not being used in any function that requires a lot of hardware, such as games.

Both smartphones have 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 512GB via microSD card.

Smartphones are powered by the Snapdragon 665 processor

In of software, the Moto G8 e G8 Power features Android 10 native installed, which brings better fluidity when using it on a daily basis. The new functions added to the Android 10 are easily perceived such as: the Smart Reply (smart answer in portuguese), a feature that automatically suggests actions to s, such as suggesting the best app to open a certain video or web address.

A Motorola managed to successfully integrate gesture navigation in the models Moto G8 e G8 Power also inserted in Android 10, for example, by swiping down on the biometric sensor the notification center will be displayed. In addition, there are also several gestures that can be activated in the configuration, such as: three-button navigation (present in other versions of Android), three-finger screenshot, swipe to reduce screen size, etc.

Cameras 353z5z

O Moto G8 comes equipped with three lenses, the main one being 16MP, one Ultra-wide 8MP and a 2MP macro, and it also has a laser autofocus sensor. The 8MP selfie camera is located in the left corner of the screen, being of the type “hole punch” (inside the display).

As explained by Motorola, the lens Ultra-wide allows you to frame 4x more in panoramic images, and get 5x closer to the subject when using the macro lens. Brightness and sharpness are possible thanks to the 16-megapixel sensor, which has an aperture of f/1.7, in conjunction with the laser focus. 

Already Artificial Intelligence acts to optimize the photo, selecting the correct mode according to the landscape or object to be captured. Among the shooting modes, the Moto G8 Features Portrait, Smart Composite, Auto Smile Capture, Interactive Filter, Cinemagraph, Portrait Mode (rear camera), Highlight color, Panorama and Crop. 

Among the photography modes, it is worth highlighting:

  • Smart composition: technique used with Artificial Intelligence to level and apply the Rule of Thirds;
  • Interactive filter: It is possible to apply several filters directly on the photo to be produced;
  • Cinemagraph: with this mode it is possible to create a GIF or MP4 video in which only part of a still image moves;
  • Featured color: used to change the color highlight of a specific object in the photo, when focusing, you can decrease or increase the color intensity.
  • Cutout: used to remove the background of the photo and only keep a person's face, this photography mode is suitable for making stickers (figures used in Whatsapp) or even create montages by applying a background to the cropped image.

Already the model Moto g power has four lenses: the main 16MP, a secondary 8MP (ultra-wide), an 8MP telephoto (2x high-resolution optical zoom) and a 2MP f/2.2 macro. The front lens is 16 MP with Quad Pixel technology and f2.0. 

The smartphone also comes equipped with the same features of Artificial Intelligence and the same shooting modes present in the Moto G8, with Portrait mode also present on the front camera.

Emphasis is placed on the way Picture, although it has only on the rear camera of the Moto G8, which produces photos with a lot of quality and sharpness when focusing on the object, you can adjust the amount of blur you want to use on the object, but at some levels the blurred edges end up giving an appearance of blur (blur, in free translation) on the focused object.

We miss a night mode present in other models launched by Motorola of the line One, neither lens is capable of producing good quality night shots.

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O Moto G8 It comes equipped with a long-lasting battery with 4000 mAh, which has a long life even when used for various functions.

The great highlight in this aspect to be evaluated goes to the Moto G8 Power. As the name suggests, it is great for the powerful battery of 5.000 mAh that guarantees an autonomy of up to two days with just one charge. We tested the battery power and it really is something amazing: the smartphone was used in social networks, playing music, games with high graphics, playing videos, brightness on average 80% and its battery lasted quietly.

Another feature present in Moto G8 Power is your charger Turbo Power which generates an autonomy of a few hours of battery in a few minutes of charging.

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O Moto G8 Power has an extremely high quality sound system, with two speakers and the Dolby Atmos. The sound set delivers 50% more volume and clearer audio, and can even dispense with the use of an external speaker.

Smartphones have a very useful feature, Adaptive Performance, which promises to increase the efficiency of RAM memory and allows applications to be opened faster. This is possible thanks to Artificial Intelligence which analyzes usage patterns and contexts to determine which app the will open.

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  • O Moto G8 can be purchased for R$ 1.399,00 in installments or R$ 1.231,12 in cash with a 12% discount on the card or bill.
  • O Moto G8 Power can be purchased for R$ 1.599,00 in installments or R$ 1.407,12 in cash with a 12% discount on the card or bill.

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The two family models G8, Moto G8 and Moto G8 Power are smartphones for the mid-range market, having a very good cost-benefit ratio, with prices similar to Motorola One Vision, One Macro and One Action.

One of the absence most notable was the compatibility with connections 5 GHz Wi-Fi, which brings a loss in the use of your internet if your router has a 5 GHz band.

invest in Moto G8 Power may be a better choice if you want a smartphone focused on battery life, the model will certainly not disappoint with its 5000 mAh de battery e Turbo Power charger. In addition, both models come with cameras with a good quality, being the Moto G8 Power with four lenses compared to the Moto G8 with three lenses, this being the absence of the 8MP telephoto camera with 2x high resolution optical zoom.

Both Moto G8 e Moto G8 Power have screens MaxVision HD e Full HD (Moto G8 Power) with beautiful and intense colors, and its brightness is adjusted according to the 's taste, which brings comfort to use in everyday life for those who like to watch movies, play games or watch videos on YouTube. The experience is best enjoyed with the sound system Dolby Atmos that brings an incomparable sound quality present in the Moto G8 Power.

O Moto G8 be found by R$1.399 in Prisma White and Capri Blue, while the Moto G8 Power be found by R$1.599 in Titanium Black and Atlantic Blue colors.

Specifications Moto G8 x Moto G8 Power 20p2e

Specifications Moto G8 Moto G8 Power
Fabric MaxVision 6.4” HD+
(720x1560) 269 ppi
Max Vision 6.4” FHD+
(1080x2300) 499ppi
Processor Octa-core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Octa-core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Memory 4GB RAM
64GB of storage
4GB RAM
64GB of storage
Android Android 10 Android 10
Cameras Rear:
16 MP, f/1.7 (main)
2MP, f/2.2 (macro)
118°, f/2.2 (ultra-wide FOV)
+ LED flash


Front:
8 MP, f/2.2 (+ screen flash)
Rear:
16 MP, 78°, f/1.7 (main)
8 MP (depth)
8 MP, f / 2.2 (ultra-wide)
2MP, f/2.2 (macro)
+ LED flash

Front:
16 MP Quad Pixel; f2.0
Batteries 4.000 mAh 5.000 mAh – Turbo Power
Colors white prism
Capri blue
Titanium black
Atlantic blue

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