Should You Upgrade From the Motorola Moto G Power 5G?
How the Motorola Moto G Power 5G compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Security updates ended around 2026 · Newer phones are about 1.5× faster · The best upgrade scores 2.5 points higher on camera and 1.5 on performance
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
Phones with a US launch price up to $400, close to what the Motorola Moto G Power 5G cost at launch. Choose “Any price” above to also see phones sold without a US price.
Motorola promises 3 years of security updates for the Motorola Moto G Power 5G, counted from its announcement in April 2023, so they should have ended around 2026. It gets 1 year of OS upgrades, which ended around 2024.
What is the best upgrade from the Motorola Moto G Power 5G?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Nothing Phone (3a), with a PhoneRanked score of 6.6 vs 4.5 for the Motorola Moto G Power 5G. The newest model of the same family is the Motorola Moto G Power (2026). If you want to spend less, look at the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G. We looked at phones with a US launch price up to $400, close to the Motorola Moto G Power 5G’s launch price.
How much faster is the Nothing Phone (3a) than the Motorola Moto G Power 5G?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Nothing Phone (3a) is about 1.5 times as fast as the Motorola Moto G Power 5G. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 3,310 vs 2,150.