Motorola Moto G Power (2021) vs Motorola Moto G Power (2025) vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2021	Jan 14, 2025	Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$250	$299	€239

Design

Dimensions
6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches 165.28 x 75.9 x 9.49 mm	6.56 x 3.04 x 0.34 inches 166.6 x 77.1 x 8.7 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
7.28 oz / 206.5 g	7.34 oz / 208.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Vegan Leather Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP69; MIL-STD-810	Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Flash gray, Polar silver (retail only), Glowing blue (retail only)	Slate Gray, Leaf Green	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 83.75% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.06% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 120Hz	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2388x1080px, 19.9:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
		HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
		Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	923 (Poor)	1081 (Average)
Bright Min
Untested	2.5 (Average)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 610	Mali-G57 MC2	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
4GB/64GB 3GB/32GB	8GB/128GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC	microSDXC
OS
Android (10)	Android (15)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	790	723
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2106	1910
3D Mark High
Untested	384	346
3D Mark Low
Untested	380	338

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 11min

Browsing

14h 9min

Video

9h 0min

Gaming

8h 43min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 0.61 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm		2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	1080p (30 fps)	Yes
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

117

Overall

124

Photo

109

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	Yes	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Yes	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
		Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 29, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZH1
Measured SAR
Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 1.44 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.44 W/kg Phablet: 2.59 W/kg

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