Moto G57 Power Review: Performance Meets Huge Battery

In the fiercely competitive sub-Rs 15,000 segment, Motorola has dropped its latest smartphone, the Moto G57 Power. The phone brings a few firsts to the table, including being the first device to be powered by the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 chipset. Moto has paired it with a massive 7,000mAh battery, which sounds like a concoction for great endurance already. However, if you're wondering about how well the phone fares overall, here's our comprehensive Moto G57 Power review.

Moto G57 Power Unboxing

Before we dig deeper into the review of the Moto G57 Power, let's look at what you get inside the box:

Surprisingly, the lack of a clear protective case feels like a weird omission, especially considering the slightly cheaper Moto G35 came with one. 

Moto G57 Power: Build and Design

Motorola phones bearing the "Power" moniker usually tend to be on the chunky side, but the Moto G57 Power is surprisingly manageable and presentable in hand. Sure, at 8.6 mm it's not going to win any awards, but it doesn't feel as unwieldy as you'd expect a 7,000mAh battery phone to feel.

The Vegan Leather textured plastic back adds a decent amount of grip to it, and the weight of 210g feels well distributed across the chassis. The camera module sits in the top-left, blending into the signature Moto aesthetic that has been prevalent for almost half a decade now.

While the plastic frame is expected at this price, I found that despite the faux leather back, the phone felt surprisingly premium in hand. However, we'd recommend using it with a case, especially if you opt for a lighter colour like the blue unit we got, as it may pick up dust easily.

Moto G57 Power: Display Quality

The display on the Moto G57 Power is a mixed bag. It's an LCD panel which isn't the best at reproducing colours, and it also lacks HDR support. In our testing, the brightness peaked at around 940 nits, which is close to the claimed brightness, but the display evidently struggles under direct sunlight. Therefore, we'd recommend keeping the light mode on for better outdoor visibility.

The content-watching experience is decent at best. We watched the latest Stranger Things episode, and the screen was visible as long as I held it at a 90-degree angle. However, even a slight tilt affected content legibility, as the phone doesn't have the best viewing angles and the brightness dips significantly. The touch response, however, was good enough.

This brings us to the stereo speakers, which we were surprised to see in a budget phone. Brands, take notes. The stereo speakers are loud, with an almost 30:70 separation. However, the speaker does show its cheapness when you crank the volume all the way to 100%, and that's when it starts crackling. Overall, it's fine for casual watching, but it's better to use the 3.5mm headphone jack.

The haptics are decent and mostly like other phones in this segment. Motorola has integrated them well across the UI, and it definitely elevates the overall experience. Just don't expect them to be at the level of the Pixel 10 or the iPhone 17.

Moto G57 Power: Performance

The Moto G57 Power is the world's first Snapdragon 6s Gen 4-powered smartphone, and it's pretty much the best value processor you can get in this segment. It's a 4 nm chipset with 4x Cortex-A78 cores and 4x Cortex-A55 cores, paired with the Adreno 810. We've comprehensively benchmarked the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 in the Moto G57 Power and were pretty surprised with its capabilities.

The Moto G57 Power scored 805,947 points in AnTuTu, over 1,013/2,876 points in single/multi-core in Geekbench and achieved a respectable 83% stability in a 15-minute CPU throttling test. The processor does lag slightly behind the Dimensity 7300 found in the Vivo T4x. However, it is a definitive upgrade over the older Snapdragon 6s Gen 3.

Paired with up to 128 GB of UFS 2.2 storage and 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM with Moto's AI boost expanded RAM shenanigans, the phone can effortlessly go through day-to-day tasks without breaking a sweat. I faced no stutters using Google Maps or switching between apps. Thermal management is solid, and while the phone does get warm, it doesn't get uncomfortably hot.

The 6s Gen 4 can also do a fair bit of gaming with BGMI running at a constant 60 FPS in HDR + Extreme settings. There were a few frame drops here and there, but they were mostly when there was a bit too much going on the screen. On CoD Mobile, the phone performed great at Low + Ultra settings, delivering a near-consistent 90FPS.

Moto G57 Power: Cameras Reviewed

The G57 Power packs a surprisingly capable set of cameras for the price. Starting with the main camera, it takes good daylight shots with great dynamic range. The images are on the warmer side, but even under controlled lighting, the main camera can compete with slightly expensive counterparts.

The imaging science is great, and although the skin tones have a slightly amber tone to them, the overall image quality is visually pleasing. The edge detection in portraits tends to soften the edges of the subject a bit, which makes the subject feel like it was forcefully placed on top, but the skin colour and sharpness are bang on.

The main camera does end up oversharpening the photos at night, but the details are still well-preserved, especially the shadows. There's some visible noise when trying to zoom in, but the camera does an excellent job at handling the contrast, which is hard to achieve for phones in this price range.

I found the ultrawide camera to be decent enough. It produces noticeably warmer pictures than the main camera, but the lower resolution shows in the missing details when zoomed in.

There's a noticeable shift in contrast where the sensor tends to bump it in some scenarios, but the colour tuning is very much in line with the main sensor. Reflections are less prominent too, and there's marginal distortion in the corners, which is expected.

The 8 MP selfie snapper takes good photos in the daylight and in good lighting conditions. The images are sharp, the skin tones are well-preserved, but where it kind of falters is in selfies in dimly lit scenarios. It then tends to oversharpen the image, making it feel a bit unnatural. It exhibits the same warm colour sheen on the skin in selfies taken under broad daylight, but the overall output is very acceptable.

Moto G57 Power Software: Clean, Smart and Android 16

The Moto G57 Power runs Moto's My UX based on Android 16 and is the first Motorola device to arrive with Android 16 out of the box. The user experience is smooth, bug-free and features good animations. You get classic Moto gestures like chop-chop and useful apps like Smart Connect and Moto Secure.

There's a prominent downside to the Moto G57 Power, and that is the phone is promised only one software update and 3 years of security patches. For a phone launching with Android 16, getting stuck on Android 17 feels a bit stingy.

Besides, the phone comes with around eight pre-installed apps, including Facebook and LinkedIn. While cleaner than many competitors, they are also un-installable. However, the phone also tends to push ads in the Weather app and a Newsfeed that seems a bit buggy at the moment.

Moto G57: Battery and Charging

This is the main highlight of the Moto G57 Power. I was consistently able to get 1.5 days of battery on heavy usage and around 6 hours of screen-on time. For a normal user, this is easily a 2-day phone.

As for charging, the included 33W charger is not the fastest paired with a 7,000mAh mammoth battery; however, it's still pretty acceptable. The battery charging claims were pretty accurate, with the phone juicing up from 15-100% in around 2 hours and 20 minutes. It's not the fastest, but it is what it is.

Bottom Line: Should You Buy the Moto G57 Power?

The Moto G57 Power has its priorities straight: To offer the best battery life combined with a relatively clean software experience and good enough performance in the sub-Rs 15,000 segment. While the phone does falter in terms of display, it more than makes up for it with its decent enough cameras and a design that doesn't feel very bulky when it has every right to feel bulky. 

All in all, the Moto G57 Power is an excellent choice and is easily one of the best phones under Rs 15,000. However, if you crave an AMOLED display and are willing to sacrifice the performance or the massive battery, the Redmi Note 14 SE and the Poco M7 Plus are a few options you can consider.