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MagyarMotorola Moto E7 Power Smartphone Review - Enduring Moto phone for a small budget
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Rating Version | Date | Model | Weight | Drive | Size | Resolution | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73.8 % | v7 (old) | 06/2021 | Motorola Moto E7 Power Helio G25, PowerVR GE8320 | 200 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 6.50" | 1600x720 | |
| 73.2 % | v7 (old) | 05/2021 | Motorola Moto E7i Power SC9863A, GE8322 / IMG8322 | 200 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 6.50" | 1600x720 | |
| 76 % | v7 (old) | 12/2020 | Nokia 3.4 SD 460, Adreno 610 | 180 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 6.39" | 1560x720 | |
| 75.7 % | v7 (old) | 11/2020 | Xiaomi Redmi 9A Helio G25, PowerVR GE8320 | 194 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 6.53" | 1600x720 |
Case, equipment and operation - advantages and disadvantages compared to the sister model
Only one letter separates Motorola's Moto E7 Power from the Moto E7i Power and at the same time the models look confusingly similar. We tested the Moto E7i Power and found it to be a decent smartphone in the entry-level segment. However, there are differences in the SoC, storage configuration, and price that make it interesting to take a separate look at the Moto E7 Power.
The casing in red or blue is IP52-certified, so it is quite well protected against dust and also against splashing water. The matte finish of the casing also looks quite high-quality in the Moto E7 Power. In terms of weight, the 200 gram (~7 oz) Moto E7 Power is typical, but it is not a light smartphone either.
With 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of mass storage, both values have doubled when compared with the Moto E7i Power. In return, the price of just under 130 Euros (~$155) is also significantly higher for the Moto E7 Power. However, modern Bluetooth 5.0 is also available. Still, the smartphone cannot keep up with the sister model in terms of Wi-Fi speed. It proves to be very slow in our test with the reference router Netgear Nighthawk AX12.
Both smartphones are on a similar level when writing and reading our reference microSD Angelbird V60: Overall, it is quite fast, but not with top transfer rates.
| SD Card Reader - average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (7.7 - 77, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 Power (Angelbird V60) | |
Cross Platform Disk Test (CPDT)
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Motorola Moto E7i Power | |
| Motorola Moto E7 Power | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Motorola Moto E7i Power | |
| Motorola Moto E7 Power | |
Cameras - Dedicated macro lens on the Moto E7 Power
In terms of camera equipment, compared to the Moto E7i Power, nothing has changed: There is still a 13-megapixel lens as the main camera and a 2-megapixel macro camera that can be used in a special mode.
The picture quality has also hardly changed: Details are still displayed quite coarsely and bright areas are quickly outshined. The sky in the surroundings picture looks a bit grainy, but the color reproduction is quite OK. Overall, you can hardly expect more for so little money, and considering the even worse cameras in some smartphones of the price range, the Moto E7 Power does a decent job here.
Hardly anything can be recognized in the camera's pictures in very low light. If there is at least a small light source in the picture, the autofocus obviously struggles to find the right focus, but some details are still shown.
Videos can be recorded in 1080p and 30 fps at most, and you should not expect fast reactions from the brightness adjustment and the autofocus, but the level of detail is okay for the price range.
Image Comparison
Choose a scene and navigate within the first image. One click changes the position on touchscreens. One click on the zoomed-in image opens the original in a new window. The first image shows the scaled photograph of the test device.
Main camera flowerMain camera environmentMain camera Low Light
Display - Dim, but no PWM
The display of the Moto E7 Power is somewhat unevenly illuminated and is generally quite dark: We measured an average of 320 cd/m². The IPS panel's black value of 0.24 cd/m² is okay, so the contrast ratio is decent.
We did not notice any PWM, which is very pleasing. However, the color reproduction is sometimes very inaccurate, especially in bright blues.
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Brightness Distribution: 79 %
Center on Battery: 372 cd/m²
Contrast: 1550:1 (Black: 0.24 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.43 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.95
ΔE Greyscale 7.2 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
96.5% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 3.047
| Motorola Moto E7 Power IPS, 1600x720, 6.5" | Motorola Moto E7i Power IPS, 1600x720, 6.5" | Nokia 3.4 IPS, 1560x720, 6.4" | Xiaomi Redmi 9A IPS, 1600x720, 6.5" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Times | -4% | 11% | 6% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 51 ? | 58 ? -14% | 46 ? 10% | 48 ? 6% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 34 ? | 32 ? 6% | 30 ? 12% | 32 ? 6% |
| PWM Frequency | 50000 | 962 ? | ||
| Screen | 8% | -2% | 18% | |
| Brightness middle | 372 | 324 -13% | 440 18% | 435 17% |
| Brightness | 320 | 314 -2% | 417 30% | 411 28% |
| Brightness Distribution | 79 | 92 16% | 91 15% | 91 15% |
| Black Level * | 0.24 | 0.2 17% | 0.4 -67% | 0.33 -38% |
| Contrast | 1550 | 1620 5% | 1100 -29% | 1318 -15% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.43 | 4.62 -4% | 4.77 -8% | 2.68 40% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 9.56 | 7.57 21% | 8.85 7% | 5.33 44% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 7.2 | 5.6 22% | 5.7 21% | 3.6 50% |
| Gamma | 3.047 72% | 2.482 89% | 2.156 102% | 2.365 93% |
| CCT | 7961 82% | 7524 86% | 7660 85% | 6779 96% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 2% /
5% | 5% /
1% | 12% /
15% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 34 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 17 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 17 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 90 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.1 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 51 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 23 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 28 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 86 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.1 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17263 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance, emissions and battery life - more power for the Moto phone
Thanks to the MediaTek Helio G25 the Moto E7 Power has quite a bit more performance. The Moto smartphone without the "i" is also much faster in terms of graphics performance. In the class comparison, it is only in a middle place, the Nokia 3.4 for example, can clearly surpass it again.
You can navigate through the system fairly smoothly in everyday use, but more complex tasks quickly overtax the smartphone. The memory is at least considerably faster than in the sister model and on par with the class.
The smartphone does not get particularly warm under load, so you do not have to worry about overheating even in summer. The speaker at the back hardly offers low frequencies in the sound. The overemphasized trebles can be annoying at high volumes, but the sound is okay at medium volumes. Clear sound is available via 3.5 mm jack or Bluetooth connection.
Several days of use away from the mains? No problem with the 5,000 mAh battery of the Moto E7 Power, which lasted well over 18 hours in our Wi-Fi test. The maximum charging power is 10 watts. Depending on the charge status, you will have to plan for more than 2 hours when you want to fully charge the smartphone.
| GFXBench | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 Power | |
| Motorola Moto E7i Power | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (1.5 - 7.9, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (3.6 - 123, n=198, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 Power | |
| Motorola Moto E7i Power | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (3.6 - 7.4, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (2.3 - 229, n=198, last 2 years) | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 Power | |
| Motorola Moto E7i Power | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (2.1 - 4.8, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (0.85 - 119, n=198, last 2 years) | |
| 2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 Power | |
| Motorola Moto E7i Power | |
| Nokia 3.4 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (1.4 - 1.4, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (0.85 - 94, n=198, last 2 years) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 Power | Motorola Moto E7i Power | Nokia 3.4 | Xiaomi Redmi 9A | Average 64 GB eMMC Flash | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndroBench 3-5 | -56% | 69% | 9% | 20% | 802% | |
| Sequential Read 256KB | 288.8 | 90.5 -69% | 301.9 5% | 258.9 -10% | 274 ? -5% | 1729 ? 499% |
| Sequential Write 256KB | 233.4 | 117 -50% | 221.6 -5% | 171.9 -26% | 176.2 ? -25% | 1338 ? 473% |
| Random Read 4KB | 70.1 | 28.6 -59% | 123.1 76% | 57.6 -18% | 59.4 ? -15% | 266 ? 279% |
| Random Write 4KB | 14.2 | 7.6 -46% | 42.5 199% | 26.7 88% | 32 ? 125% | 292 ? 1956% |
Temperature
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37.4 °C / 99 F, compared to the average of 35 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 56 °C for the class Smartphone.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 36.4 °C / 98 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.7 °C / 84 F, compared to the device average of 32.7 °C / 91 F.
Speaker
Motorola Moto E7 Power audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 31.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 8.2% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 8.2% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (10.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (30.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 76% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 19% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 37%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 87% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 10% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Motorola Moto E7i Power audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 30.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 7% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (9.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (28.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 72% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 24% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 37%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 84% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 13% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Battery life
| Motorola Moto E7 Power 5000 mAh | Motorola Moto E7i Power 5000 mAh | Nokia 3.4 4000 mAh | Xiaomi Redmi 9A 5000 mAh | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | |||||
| WiFi Websurfing | 1105 | 1125 2% | 843 -24% | 1319 19% | 960 ? -13% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - A clone that does a lot better
At first glance, the Moto E7 Power seems to be a clone of the E7i Power and in terms of camera, casing and battery that is certainly true.
However, there are subtle differences that justify the surcharge of almost 30 Euros (~$36): More working and mass storage, which is also considerably faster. More modern Bluetooth and a somewhat faster SoC with more graphics power are on board.
Users who do not have to worry too much about money can certainly treat themselves to the upgrade. The larger storage alone is a blessing. However, there are also slight drawbacks: The Wi-Fi is still a bit slower and the smartphone does not last quite as long on a high level.
Motorola's Moto E7 Power is a cheap phone with a lot of stamina, but the dark screen is no joy.
The speaker sound, the inaccurate color reproduction, and the screen's low brightness are negative. However, users looking for a smartphone for 130 Euros (~$155) will probably have to live with such limitations. Overall, the Moto E7 Power is a solid phone in its price range.
Price and availability
Motorola Moto E7 Power
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06/26/2021 v7 (old)
Florian Schmitt
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