At the beginning of the year, Motorola Brasil launched the new Moto G23 and E13 cell phones. Smartphones that seek to please those interested in more affordable options. The G23 has just arrived on our test bench and we are already evaluating the battery.

It features a 6.5-inch IPS LCD screen with HD+ resolution and 90 Hz, MediaTek Helio G85 platform, 4 GB of RAM, 128 GB of internal storage (expandable with MicroSD card), 16 MP front camera, three rear cameras (50 MP / 5 MP / 2 MP), 4G connection, fingerprint reader, Bluetooth 5.1, Dolby Atmos and USB-C stereo sound, 5,000 mAh battery with 20W charging and Android 13 running under My UX.

Our official battery test is run with many popular apps, games and services in timed cycles until the battery is completely depleted, with standby time being given between cycles to keep track of background consumption. Screen brightness and network settings are standardized so that we can draw a parallel between all the models that have passed through our benches.

The apps present in the cycles, and their specific execution times per cycle, are:

• 6 minutes of use (each) — WhatsApp, YouTube, MX Player (offline video), Spotify, PowerAmp (offline music) and Chrome;
• 1 minute (each) — Pokémon Go, Asphalt 8, Subway Surfers, Candy Crush, Modern Combat 5, and Injustice;
• 4 minutes of 3G/4G calls;
• 2 minutes of use (each) — Facebook, Gmail and GMaps

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