After several rumors, Motorola presented the Moto G8 Power Lite this Friday. The mid-range device is targeted towards users who prefer bigger battery but are not too concerned about best in class performance.
The Moto G8 Power Lite runs on Android Pie 9.0 abd features a large 6.5 inch IPS LCD display of resolution 729X1600 pixels. It has a water drop notch on the front with 8 megapixel camera with an f/2.0 aperture.
The handset is powered by the 2.3GHz MediaTek Helio P35 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM. Inbuilt storage is at 64GB, and the company offers storage expansion using microsD card (up to 256GB).
The device has a triple rear camera setup which includes a 16-megapixel main snapper with an f/2.0 aperture and PDAF. It is assisted by a 2-megapixel macro lens with f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapixel depth lens with f/2.4 aperture. Camera features include HDR, beauty mode, dual camera blur effect, timer, panorama, Google Lens integration.
At a time when most devices already come with USB-C connectivity, Motorola has launched this smartphone with an outdated micro-USB port in 2020.
The Moto G8 Power Lite packs a 5,000mAh battery with 10W charging support. It is touted to last for up to 19 hours of video playback, and 100 hours of audio playback. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Micro-USB port, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, A-GPS, and GLONASS. The phone measures 164.94×75.76×9.2mm and weighs about 200 grams. It is water repellent and has a rear fingerprint sensor on board.
The devices comes in Arctic Blue and Royal Blue options.
Price
The Moto G8 Power Lite has been initially launched in European markets and will be later launched in various global markets. The device is priced at € 169 which is close to NRs 22,150 in direct conversion.
