There are two ports on the E7i, and both of them are extremely welcome. Motorola has even found the space to incorporate a little texture to the buttons along the right hand edge, of which there are three: the power/sleep button has a fine grooved finish, the volume rocker is perfectly smooth, and there’s a dedicated Google Assistant button above that with four circular pips along its surface. I wouldn’t call it an attractive phone, but in the slightly shimmering Tahiti Blue shade that my model comes in (Coral Red is the other option), it’s certainly not ugly either. I did notice right off the bat that the red SIM tray flange was a little loosely fitted, however, and it got snagged during the initial set-up But it feels reasonably robust with it, and there’s little in the way of flexing or creaking when you apply some pressure. Its all-plastic body is certainly chunky at 9.2mm thin, and it weighs a not-insignificant 200g. All you can really hope for is a phone that doesn’t feel like it’s going to come apart in your hands, and on that front the Moto E7i is largely a success. At this price it’s optimistic to expect high grade plastic. You don’t expect glass and metal from an £80 phone. This is a price point that necessitates compromise at every turn. Motorola is a proven master of making budget phones feel cheap, but the Moto E7i Power had to be its stiffest challenge yet.
With a humble Unisoc SC9863A processor, a 720p LCD display, and one of the most stripped back camera systems you’ll find, there’s nothing remotely regal about the Moto E7i. It’s literally half the price of the Moto G30. But the Moto E7i Power makes such frivolous use of language feel borderline irresponsible.Īt £79.99, the Moto E7i Power is the cheapest phone I have reviewed in an awful long time, undercutting even the £90 Nokia 1.4. It’s frequently applied to a vast swathe of the market, with devices ranging from £150 right up to £400. In our business, the phrase ‘best cheap phone’ does an awful lot of heavy lifting. The Motorola Moto E7i Power might draw attention to its stamina through its ‘Power’ moniker, but the real signature feature here is its price tag.
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