Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite Review

-
- Battery Score
3
- Camera Score
3
- Design Score
3
- Performance Score
2.5
- Battery Score
3
Summary
Quick verdict: The Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite promises a lot with its 5,000mAh battery, but it can't quite live up to those promises.
- Long-lasting battery
- Decent camera
- Included case
- Sluggish performance
- Only Android 9
Details
Pricing & Availability
Launch price (RRP) | $0 |
Launch date | 2020-05 |
Motorola only uses the "Power" suffix when it's putting a high-capacity battery into its phones, and to date that's been the case for a number of highly affordable phones where the heavy-duty battery was the entire selling proposition for the phone.
Adding "Lite" behind "Power" feels oddly contradictory in those terms, but in the case of the Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite, it's an apt description. This is a phone that has plenty of power – in terms of numerical battery capacity – but it's distinctly light on power when it comes time to run applications. That's a compromise that was a little easier to live with back when budget phones really had little going for them, but in 2020, the Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite has lots of really good, low-cost competition.
Design
Design
- 6.5-inch 720p display
- Fast rear fingerprint sensor

Camera
Camera
- Easy-to-use photo app
- Average camera results

Performance
Performance
- Android 9 is disappointing
- MediaTek Helio P35 is slow

Battery life
Battery life
- 5,000mAh battery gives fair but not great performance
- micro-USB charging is disappointing

Should you buy the Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite?
The Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite is priced like a budget phone, and it feels like one.
The issue with that statement in 2020 is that we've seen a recent raft of phones in similar price brackets offer more than the Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite can manage, whether that's in camera features, processing performance or, surprisingly, even in overall battery endurance.
It's relatively inexpensive even for a 5,000mAh phone, and if you can score one at a discount price even better, but there's little here really worth getting all that excited about. Considering that the previous Motorola "Power" phone sat atop our best budget phones list for a good long time, that can't help but feel like a fall from grace.
Pricing and availability
Specifications
Display
Camera
Physical Dimensions
Connectivity
Power, storage and battery
Device features
Image source: Alex Kidman
Latest mobile reviews
Alex Finder
Senior editor
You are about to post a question on finder.com.au:
- Do not enter personal information (eg. surname, phone number, bank details) as your question will be made public
- finder.com.au is a financial comparison and information service, not a bank or product provider
- We cannot provide you with personal advice or recommendations
- Your answer might already be waiting – check previous questions below to see if yours has already been asked
Finder only provides general advice and factual information, so consider your own circumstances, or seek advice before you decide to act on our content. By submitting a question, you're accepting our Terms of Use, Disclaimer & Privacy Policy and 6. Finder Group Privacy & Cookies Policy.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.