I’m not afraid of much, but one thing about cheap Android phones worries me: they’ve started to feel like rinse-and-repeat copies of themselves. Well, maybe Nothing’s cheap options still have some personality, but my last few Motorola and Samsung reviews have felt just a little too familiar. And, when I first unboxed the Motorola Moto G Power (2026), alongside its other siblings in the most recent wave of Moto G refreshes, I was worried about more of the same.
After having spent just a little bit longer with the phone, though, I feel better. It might not reinvent the Moto G series in a meaningful way, but I think the Moto G Power (2026) covers its bases well enough to make it worth buying. At the very least, this should be Motorola’s new baseline, and here’s why.