Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite Review - Smartphone with much sacrifice for little money
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Vergleichsgeräte
Bewertung | Rating Version | Datum | Modell | Gewicht | Laufwerk | Groesse | Aufloesung | Preis ab |
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74.9 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 10 / 2020 | Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite Helio P35 MT6765, PowerVR GE8320 | 200 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 6.50" | 1600x720 | |
78.1 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 03 / 2020 | Motorola Moto G8 Power SD 665, Adreno 610 | 197 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 6.40" | 2300x1080 | |
75.3 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 03 / 2020 | Wiko View 4 Helio A25, PowerVR GE8320 | 180 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 6.52" | 1600x720 | |
76.9 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 06 / 2020 | Realme C3 Helio G70, Mali-G52 MP2 | 195 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 6.50" | 1600x720 |
Case, equipment and operation
The Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite has a solid unibody plastic housing, which looks quite appealing due to its crevice free manufacturing and is not particularly susceptible to fingerprints. There is no IP certification, but the manufacturer speaks of a water-repellent design.
The smartphone's features focus primarily on a large display and a powerful battery. The memory can also be expanded with a microSD card, but unfortunately the exFAT file system is not supported. Instead there is a classic audio jack and a radio receiver. To use the latter, however, a corded headphone is required as an antenna, which is not included in the scope of delivery.
As operating system Android 9.0 Pie is still used, which at the time of the test is equipped with the no longer quite current security patches from March 5, 2020. An update to Android 10 is probably not planned at the moment.
The smartphone ideally connects to mobile data networks using LTE. During the test period, no negative weaknesses were found in this respect. Most regionally necessary frequency bands are supported by the G8, only band 28 (700 MHz) has to be omitted. In addition, the cell phone offers full dual SIM.
The connection to a WLAN network is possible according to IEEE-802.11 b/g/n with 2.4 GHz. As expected, the transfer rates to our reference router Netgear Nighthawk AX12 turn out to be low, but prove to be very stable and the range is decent
The capacitive touch screen reacts very reliably in the test and biometric security is provided by the fingerprint scanner on the back, which reliably and quickly recognizes the stored limbs
The voice quality is quite good when held to the ear, but there were isolated problems in the test. Voices from the environment are not filtered out at all, other interfering noises are attenuated, but they are replaced by a clearly audible noise. VoLTE was not supported in Vodafone's network, WLAN calling can be activated in the settings. The speaker can be used properly in quiet environments, but the speaker is slightly distorted and hollow.
Networking | |
iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
Realme C3 | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power | |
Wiko View 4 | |
iperf3 receive AX12 | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power | |
Realme C3 | |
Wiko View 4 |
Cameras - Triple Optics for the Moto G8 Power Lite
The Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite offers a total of four cameras, but the motto here is mass instead of class. The front camera also has a few problems during the day and shows burnt out areas in motives with different lighting conditions
The main camera lacks a bit of sharpness and dynamics, but otherwise delivers pretty decent pictures during the day. In difficult light situations it quickly reaches its limits. The second sensor is responsible for macro motifs, which, however, only succeed in moderate quality. The third lens in the bundle only collects depth information
Videos can be recorded in Full HD (30 FPS), but are not stabilized. Here, too, the missing dynamic range quickly becomes apparent and the autofocus works quite slowly


Display - Moto G8 with slow IPS panel
The Moto G8 Power Lite has a 6.5-inch IPS display, which however has a comparatively low pixel density due to its low HD resolution. This is not serious in everyday life, but fonts never look really sharp and especially in curves the pixelation is quite visible
The offered brightness is sufficient in most everyday situations, only in direct sunlight and in very bright environments it reaches its limits. Even with an even distribution of light and dark areas (APL50) the measured values are on the same level and the full power is also available in manual mode
The CalMAN measurements show a slight blue cast and in ColorChecker, colors with a high blue content deviate most from the target. In sum, however, the performance is satisfactory and the white balance can also be adjusted in the settings to your own preferences
The response times of the panel are also very long.
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Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 493 cd/m²
Contrast: 1049:1 (Black: 0.47 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.7 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.9
ΔE Greyscale 6.8 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
92% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.31
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite IPS, 1600x720, 6.5" | Motorola Moto G8 Power IPS, 2300x1080, 6.4" | Wiko View 4 IPS, 1600x720, 6.5" | Realme C3 IPS, 1600x720, 6.5" | |
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Response Times | 28% | 11% | 29% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 70.4 ? | 46 ? 35% | 60 ? 15% | 52.8 ? 25% |
Response Time Black / White * | 32.4 ? | 26 ? 20% | 30 ? 7% | 21.6 ? 33% |
PWM Frequency | 714 ? | |||
Screen | -4% | 44% | 18% | |
Brightness middle | 493 | 462 -6% | 546 11% | 531 8% |
Brightness | 462 | 483 5% | 504 9% | 492 6% |
Brightness Distribution | 91 | 93 2% | 84 -8% | 88 -3% |
Black Level * | 0.47 | 0.65 -38% | 0.2 57% | 0.26 45% |
Contrast | 1049 | 711 -32% | 2730 160% | 2042 95% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.7 | 5.7 -0% | 4.19 26% | 6.1 -7% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 12.8 | 8.9 30% | 9.21 28% | 11.6 9% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 6.8 | 6.5 4% | 2.3 66% | 7.4 -9% |
Gamma | 2.31 95% | 2.303 96% | 2.24 98% | 2.14 103% |
CCT | 7596 86% | 8073 81% | 6922 94% | 8028 81% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | 12% /
2% | 28% /
37% | 24% /
20% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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32.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13.2 ms rise | |
↘ 19.2 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. » 87 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
70.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 29.2 ms rise | |
↘ 41.2 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. » 99 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.7 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 8627 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. |
Performance, emissions and battery life
The Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite is powered by a MediaTek Helio P35, which is supported by a generous 4GB of memory. This allows for a decent system performance, which is occasionally disturbed by small jerks. For simple games, the performance is sufficient, but for demanding titles, the display quality must be reduced. The memory delivers transfer rates typical for eMMC flash and only weakens when writing small data blocks
Even in idle mode, the smartphone warms up noticeably and under constant load, the Moto G8 Power Lite gets hand-warm
A mono loudspeaker on the back is a rare sight by now. However, the sound quality of the Moto cell phone is comparatively good as long as the smartphone is not placed on the table. Alternatively, the 3.5 mm jack or Bluetooth (SBC, AAC, and LDAC) can be used
With a lush 5,000 mAh the battery promises long battery life, but unfortunately this is well below expectations, although the approximately 14 hours are still a good result. Positive is to be emphasized however that in the Standby hardly charge is lost. The loading times are quite long with 2 hours and 38 minutes
PCMark for Android | |
Work performance score (sort by value) | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power | |
Wiko View 4 | |
Realme C3 | |
Average Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (4040 - 7753, n=8) | |
Work 2.0 performance score (sort by value) | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power | |
Wiko View 4 | |
Realme C3 | |
Average Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (3814 - 5794, n=11) |
GFXBench | |
on screen Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power | |
Wiko View 4 | |
Realme C3 | |
Average Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (3.5 - 7.7, n=13) | |
Average of class Smartphone (5.5 - 166, n=204, last 2 years) | |
1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power | |
Wiko View 4 | |
Realme C3 | |
Average Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (3.8 - 4.3, n=13) | |
Average of class Smartphone (3.4 - 321, n=204, last 2 years) | |
on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power | |
Wiko View 4 | |
Realme C3 | |
Average Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (2.2 - 4.9, n=12) | |
Average of class Smartphone (0.85 - 144, n=205, last 2 years) | |
2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite | |
Motorola Moto G8 Power | |
Wiko View 4 | |
Realme C3 | |
Average Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (1.4 - 1.6, n=12) | |
Average of class Smartphone (1.2 - 129, n=204, last 2 years) |
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite | Motorola Moto G8 Power | Wiko View 4 | Realme C3 | Average 64 GB eMMC Flash | Average of class Smartphone | |
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AndroBench 3-5 | 65% | -19% | 21% | -2% | 674% | |
Sequential Read 256KB | 284 | 300.9 6% | 235.7 -17% | 294.1 4% | 274 ? -4% | 1890 ? 565% |
Sequential Write 256KB | 226.5 | 181.9 -20% | 133.5 -41% | 122.2 -46% | 176.6 ? -22% | 1510 ? 567% |
Random Read 4KB | 59.9 | 57.7 -4% | 46.2 -23% | 51.8 -14% | 59.4 ? -1% | 277 ? 362% |
Random Write 4KB | 24.17 | 132.6 449% | 18.5 -23% | 68.5 183% | 32.2 ? 33% | 315 ? 1203% |
Sequential Read 256KB SDCard | 83.4 ? | 69.4 ? -17% | 81.8 ? -2% | 84.6 ? 1% | 77.4 ? -7% | |
Sequential Write 256KB SDCard | 63.8 ? | 49.7 ? -22% | 60.7 ? -5% | 63.5 ? 0% | 58.3 ? -9% |
Temperature
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37.4 °C / 99 F, compared to the average of 35.1 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 63.7 °C for the class Smartphone.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 35.3 °C / 96 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 33.5 °C / 92 F, compared to the device average of 32.8 °C / 91 F.
Speakers
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 36.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | reduced mids - on average 5.5% lower than median
(+) | mids are linear (6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (22.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 46% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 48% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 64% of all tested devices were better, 6% similar, 30% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Wiko View 4 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 27.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 8.2% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.4% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (25.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 62% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 32% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 77% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 18% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Battery life
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite 5000 mAh | Motorola Moto G8 Power 5000 mAh | Wiko View 4 5000 mAh | Realme C3 5000 mAh | Average of class Smartphone | |
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Battery Runtime | |||||
WiFi Websurfing | 833 | 1002 20% | 1074 29% | 1371 65% | 1005 ? 21% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Lite so far without price advantage
The Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite is a slimmed down version of the non-Lite version. This is noticeable in all areas: Camera, performance, battery life and display resolution. This saves around 60 euros. The Moto G8 is also available for the same street price. Its display is minimally smaller, but otherwise only offers advantages over the Power Lite. Since the G8 Power Lite is currently the youngest offspring of the G8 series, prices have hardly fallen at all so far, but they will certainly drift apart again over time
The Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite is aimed at beginners and occasional users and leaves a decent impression in the test, only the starting price is a bit too high
Then the Moto-Smartphone could be a quite interesting entry-level smartphone, which is mainly aimed at interested people who prefer a large display and only use their smartphone occasionally. Because in the test we noticed especially the long standby times positively. Unlike the cameras, which are aimed more at less demanding users
The Moto G8 Power Lite doesn't make any major blunders, only the lack of exFAT support and the old Android version can be criticized. Otherwise the Moto is a rock solid smartphone
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite
- 05/27/2020 v7 (old)
Daniel Schmidt