The Motorola Moto G is a somewhat unique device. It comes at the price of a low-end handset, yet packs a large, gorgeous display, and powerful processor that others in its price bracket don’t have. It’s great value for the money, but how good is its battery and can it last you a full workday? The Moto G has finally gone through our extensive battery test and the score is in. The result? The Moto G blows almost all its peers out of the water, and ranks on the top of our battery ranks with an amazing score of 7 hours and 12 minutes. It achieves this score with a 2070mAh battery (that is not user-removable).
What this number represents is the amount of time you’d be able to use the handset without putting it down for a minute. Keep in mind that in this test we simulate real-life usage and don’t stress-test just one single feature like video playback.
The Moto G has a non-removable battery
How does this compare to devices similar to the Moto G? Simply put, it outclasses them. The Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, for instance, scored just 5 hours and 1 minute on the same test, nearly 30% less than the Moto G, and the HTC One mini got 5 hours and 41 minutes, 21% worse than the affordable Motorola.
It’s worth pointing out that our test measures non-stop usage, and in real-life we do put our devices to rest quite often. Given this battery score, we can safely say, though, that the Moto G will last you a full workday without breaking a sweat. Use it moderately, and you should be able to get nearly two days on a single charge. Well done, Motorola!
We measure battery life by running a custom web-script,designed to replicate the power consumption of typical real-life usage.All devices that go through the test have their displays set at 200-nit brightness.
Testing method: As for our battery test, we use a simulation of real-life usage. A smartphone nowadays is used for much more than calling and texting, so we had to take this into account. The average smartphone user actually spends most of the time on the web and social media, and you might be surprised that this average Joe of a user actually listens to music and plays games more than he talks! To get a better understanding of that average use, feel free to take a look at the top activities we do on our smartphones.
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Victor, a seasoned mobile technology expert, has spent over a decade at PhoneArena, exploring the depths of mobile photography and reviewing hundreds of smartphones across Android and iOS ecosystems. His passion for technology, coupled with his extensive knowledge of smartphone cameras and battery life, has positioned him as a leading voice in the mobile tech industry.
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